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Aspecte privind conștientizarea și prevenția tulburărilor de voce în activitatea profesională a cadrelor didactice

Aspects concerning raising awarness and acting preventing in educational field

Anamaria Augustina FILIPAȘ
Abstract

Teachers belong to the vulnerable category of vocal professionals with a high risk of developing dysphonia, presenting multiple vocal symptoms ranging from fatigue, hoarseness, change in voice quality in the context of vocal wear and discomfort, symptoms that generally are associated with physical discomfort and professional absenteeism.
This research aims to investigate teachers level of knowledge regarding the elements related to voice dysfunction and voice prevention and the manner in which this knowledge applied in daily practice is influencing voice behavior. Teachers’ knowledge regarding the association of risk factors and voice dysfunction with direct impact on teaching performance and the presence of limitation or reduction of professional activity was under examination. It was pursued whether there is a level of awareness, based on the level of knowledge held about the use of voice and regarding the need to adopt in the daily professional routine practices of preventing voice dysfunction.
The research targets 45 teachers professionally active in state and private schools that are teaching from early education to high school level. Participants filled in a questionnaire, distributed online on professional teachers networks for six weeks, a questionnaire that included various items that captured targeted elements.
Keywords: teachers, voice dysfunction, prevention, awareness, voice education

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DOI:10.26744/rrttlc.2024.10.2.05
Published on line: 10/31/2024

Terapia logopedică a rinolaliei deschise

Speech and language therapy in open rhinolalia context

Mirela BUTTA
Abstract

The general purpose of speech and language therapy, concerning rhinolalia, is removing the nasality from speech by developing a functional breathing ability, differentiating between nasal and oral breathing through the correct use of the epiglottis-laryngeal mechanism of closing.
In the case of the functional open rhinolalia, it is recommended the speech and language therapy to ensure the development of a correct articulator basis.
The speech therapy exercises are aiming especially the mobility of the velum and the coordination of the phonoarticulatory organs (for the mobility of the velum there are recommended exercises of blowing into different objects because the air under pressure is acting as a good massage for the velum; exercises done by blocking one nostril and trying to breathe; exercises of frequent deglutition of slight quantities of liquids).
The next stage of the therapy will be based on differentiating between the oral and the nasal breathing, on increasing the respiratory volume and precision and on prolonging the time of breathing out in verbal production.
After gaining control over the phonoarticulatory organs and the velum, phonetic exercises need to be implemented. It is important to put a great emphasis on the special gymnastics of each organ and on exercises of oral conduction of the respiratory wave. The sound producing must be obtained by using games and play therapy background.

Keywords: open rhinolalia, voice dysfunction, speech and language therapy, nasality, hipernasality
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DOI: 10.26744/rrttlc.2016.2.2.07

Published on line: 15/10/2016

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