Table 1.
Participant inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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Adults ages 21–65 years | Individuals ages <21 or >65 years |
Chronic (>2 months) voice disorder | Uncontrolled laryngopharyngeal reflux |
Stimulability for resonant voice at initial evaluation (i.e., improved vocal mechanics and quality in response to trial resonant voice therapy probes) | Stimulability for normal voice at initial evaluation with vegetative tasks but not with resonant voice tasks |
Neurogenic speech or voice disorder | |
Recommendation for at least four voice therapy sessions | Inability to see or manipulate a small object |
Adducted hyperfunction with or without middle one third of vocal fold edema or benign striking zone or vocal process lesions thought secondary to hyperfunction | Active tobacco use |
Non-adducted hyperfunction (i.e., dysphonia or aphonia in absence of laryngeal pathology and abducted vocal glottal configuration on laryngeal exam) | |
Undergoing any surgery requiring intubation during the course of voice therapy |