Significance of mechanoreceptors in the subglottal mucosa for subglottal pressure control in singers |
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Authors: | Johan Sundberg Jenny Iwarsson Ann-Marie Holm Billstrm |
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Institution: | Johan Sundberg, Jenny Iwarsson,Ann-Marie Holm Billström |
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Abstract: | According to Wyke and Kirchner (Wyke B, Kirchner J. Neurology of the larynx. In: Hinchcliffe R, Harrison D, eds. Scientific foundation of otolaryngology. London: William Heinemann Medical Books, 1976:546–66) mechanoreceptors in the subglottal mucosa play a significant role in the control of laryngeal muscle activity in response to changes of subglottal pressure during phonation. In singers this pressure is adapted not only to phonatory loudness but also to fundamental frequency. By spraying Xylocaine solution with a needle inserted into the trachea through the anterior gap between the cricoid and thyroid cartilages, the subglottal mucosa was anesthetized in three singers. The effects on subglottal pressure and fundamental frequency of this anesthesia were examined. The pressure effects varied between the subjects, whereas the fundamental frequency accuracy was adversely affected in all three subjects. The implications of these findings are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Singing Subglottal pressure Mechanoreceptors Subglottal mucosa Anesthesia |
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