The Effects of Monaural Stimulation on Frequency-Following Responses in Adults Who Can Sing in Tune and Those Who Cannot

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Introduction  Musicians have an advantage over non-musicians in detecting, perceiving, and processing nonverbal (i.e., environmental sounds, tones and others) and verbal sounds (i.e., consonant, vowel, phrases and others) as well as instrumental sounds. In contrast to the high skill of musicians, there is another group of people who are tone-deaf and have difficulty in distinguishing musical sounds or singing in tune. These sounds can originate in different ways, such as a musical instrument, orchestra, or the human voice. Objective  The objective of the present work is to study frequency-following responses (FFRs) in individuals who can sing in-tune and those who sing off-tune. Methods  Electrophysiological responses were recorded in 37 individuals divided in two groups: (i) control group (CG) with professional musicians, and (ii) experimental group (EG) with non-musicians. Results  There was homogeneity between the two groups regarding age and gender. The CG had more homogeneous responses in the latency of the FFRs waves when responses between the right and left ears were compared to those of the EG. Conclusion  This study showed that monaural stimulation (right or left) in an FFR test is useful for demonstrating impairment of speech perception in individuals who sing off tune. The response of the left ear appears to present more subtlety and reliability when identifying the coding of speech sound in individuals who sing off tune.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

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International archives of otorhinolaryngology - 27(2023), 2 vom: 01. Apr., Seite e203-e210

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanfins, Milaine Dominici [VerfasserIn]
Gielow, Ingrid [VerfasserIn]
Madazio, Glaucya [VerfasserIn]
Honorio, Francine [VerfasserIn]
Bordin, Tatiana [VerfasserIn]
Skarzynski, Piotr Henryk [VerfasserIn]
Skarzynska, Magdalena Beata [VerfasserIn]
Behlau, Mara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Auditory evoked potential
Hearing
Journal Article
Speech perception
Voice

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Date Revised 02.05.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1055/s-0043-1761167

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NLM356287440