Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF VOICE IN NEPALESE BHIKKHUS

Reuben Thomas Varghese, Shradha Manandhar, Begum Nasima Ahmed

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Bhikkhus commonly known as monks are the devoted followers of Buddhism. Bhikkhus indulge themselves in various vocal activities on a regular basis , hence they may be susceptible to various voice problems. However, till date no study has been done on the voice characteristics of Bhikkhus. The objective of this study was to uncover the acoustic characteristics of Nepalese Bhikkhus. The study was conducted on 30 Bhikkus and compared it on age and gender matched normal controls. The phonation of the vowel /a/ was recorded, fed into CSL 4500 module (Kay Pentax, New Jersey) and further analysis was carried out using the MDVP (Multi Dimensional Voice Program). The fundamental frequency measures, short and long term frequency perturbation measures were compared across both the groups. Significant differences were found in mean fundamental frequency, Jitter %, RAP, PPQ and sPPQ in both the groups. The results suggest there is significant difference in the voice characteristics of normal and the Bhikkhus. These results also suggest the need for counseling, awareness and vocal hygiene measures among bhikkus regarding the better care of their voice which will in turn helps in improving their quality of life

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ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF VOICE IN NEPALESE BHIKKHUS, Reuben Thomas Varghese, Shradha Manandhar, Begum Nasima Ahmed INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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