Teacher response to ambulatory monitoring of voice

Abstract

Voice accumulation and dosimetry devices are used for unobtrusive monitoring of voice use. While numerous studies have used these devices to examine how individuals use their voices, little attention has been paid to how subjects respond to them. Therefore, the purpose of this short communication is to begin to explore two questions: 1) How do voice monitoring devices affect daily communication? and 2) How do participants feel about the physical design and function of these types of voice monitoring devices? One key finding is that most of the subjects remain aware of the dosimeter while wearing it, which may impact the data collected. Further, most subjects have difficulty with the accelerometer and/or the data storage device.

Key words::

• Ambulatory monitoring
• dosimetry
• voice

Declaration of interest: This work was supported by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at the National Institutes of Health (grant number R01DC04224). The author has no conflicts of interest (including financial interests) relating to the work.