Straw phonation in water exercise
Straw phonation in water exercise has been studied in 1 paper since 2023: 1 trial in people. The newest paper, Jul 17, 2023: “A 4-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program for Aging-Related Vocal Fold Atrophy”.
1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated
“Significant improvements in normalized glottal gap area, perceptual rating of breathiness, smoothed cepstral peak prominence, harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR), mean oral airflow, subglottal pressure and laryngeal airway resistance”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 2 countries
- Human trial1
What did studies of Straw phonation in water exercise find?
3Studies of Straw phonation in water exercise measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are quality of life (1 study), vocal function (1) and glottal gap (1).
Quality of life
upin humans1
1 study
Quality of life
upin humans1
Straw phonation in water exercise improves quality of life in humans.
“Voice-related Quality of Life scores, and Chinese Vocal Fatigue Index Factor 3 scores were observed in the experimental group relative to the control group”
Human trialaging-related vocal fold atrophy4 weeksn = 38
A 4-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program for Aging-Related Vocal Fold Atrophy
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
Vocal function
upin humans1
1 study
Vocal function
upin humans1
Straw phonation in water exercise improves vocal function in humans.
“additional significant improvements in vocal function as well as significant improvements in quality of life following the 4-week SPW exercise program”
Human trialaging-related vocal fold atrophy4 weeksn = 38
A 4-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program for Aging-Related Vocal Fold Atrophy
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
Glottal gap
downin humans1
1 study
Glottal gap
downin humans1
Straw phonation in water exercise decreases glottal gap in humans.
“Significant improvements in normalized glottal gap area, perceptual rating of breathiness, smoothed cepstral peak prominence, harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR), mean oral airflow, subglottal pressure and laryngeal airway resistance”
Human trialaging-related vocal fold atrophy4 weeksn = 38
A 4-Week Straw Phonation in Water Exercise Program for Aging-Related Vocal Fold Atrophy
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR