A healthy voice is essential for meeting professional and communicative demands, particularly for professional voice users such as academics, who are at increased risk of voice disorders due to prolonged and intensive voice use, unfavorable acoustic conditions, and stress. Voice disorders often result from inadequate respiratory support, leading to compensatory laryngeal overuse, vocal fatigue, and deterioration in voice quality. Although traditional voice therapy emphasizes diaphragmatic breathing, it does not enhance respiratory capacity because it lacks resistance. This study aims to investigate the effects of resistance-based breathing exercises using the Expiratory Muscle Strength Trainer (EMST 150) and triflo devices on respiratory capacity, acoustic and aerodynamic voice parameters, and vocal fatigue in academics. The findings are expected to contribute to the literature and support the use of EMST as a preventive and therapeutic approach for occupational groups at risk of voice disorders.
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Measurement of vocal fatigue
Timeframe: The study will continue for 4 months from the start of the study.
measurement of acoustic parameters of voice
Timeframe: The study will continue for 4 months from the start of the study.
Aerodynamic measurement of the voice,
Timeframe: The study will continue for 4 months from the start of the study.