The phonation critical condition in rectangular glottis with wide prephonatory gaps |
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Authors: | Tao Chao Jiang Jack J |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53792-7375, USA. |
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Abstract: | The effect of the pressure recovery at glottal exit is introduced to modify the one-mass model. Using the modified one-mass model, the phonation critical condition, including phonation threshold pressure and phonation threshold flow, is analyzed by using the small-amplitude oscillation theory. It is found that the phonation threshold pressure is not sensitive to the change of the prephonatory glottal width at a wide glottal gap. This result agrees with previous experimental observations and suggests that the low slope of dependence of phonation threshold pressure on prephonatory gap found by Chan and Titze J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119, 2351-2362 (2006)] could be a consequence of the pressure recovery effect at the glottal exit. In addition, it is predicted that the phonation threshold flow is always significantly increased with the prephonatory gap even at a wide prephonatory glottal gap. Therefore, the phonation threshold flow has an advantage in assessing the phonatory system at a wide prephonatory gap in comparison with the phonation threshold pressure. The phonation threshold flow can be a useful aerodynamic parameter for pathological conditions in which the incomplete glottal gap is often seen. |
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