Relação entre os sintomas vocais e suas possíveis causas autorreferidas em cantores de coral

Abstract

Objective: To verify if there is a relationship between the symptoms in the spoken and spoken voice and its possible causes, as well as the self - reported vocal habits, by a group of choral singers from João Pessoa - PB. Methods: The research is characterized by a descriptive, cross-sectional and observational study. A total of 37 choral singers from a higher education institution in the city of João Pessoa / Paraíba participated in the present study. They answered a questionnaire adapted from which for this research questions related to vocal, functional and habits were used. All data were analyzed statistically. Results: It was observed that the auditory vocal symptoms most frequently found among choristers during singing were faulty and voiceless. Concerning proprioceptive symptoms during singing, the most frequent were dry throat, dry cough, throat clearing, speaking and effort in speaking, but in the use of the spoken voice the most mentioned were dry throat, fatigue when speaking, clearing and dry cough.It was verified association between vocal and proprioceptive vocal symptoms and the consumption of alcoholic beverage and cigarette. Conclusion: There is an association between auditory and proprioceptive vocal symptoms and inadequate vocal habits and self-reported causes.