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Exploring the Link Between Fluoride Consumption and Vocal Health in Professional Singers: Focus on Opera Artists
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of fluoride exposure and vocal usage frequency on vocal health outcome variables, perceived vocal quality and vocal range reduction, informed by the mediated variable perceived laryngeal discomfort. The theoretical framework of this research is based on Health Belief Model (HBM), applied to professional opera singers in China. Methods: Based on an online survey from 200 professional opera singers in China, data was collected. Phonetic laryngeal structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine relationships between fluoride exposure, vocal usage frequency, perceived laryngeal discomfort and health outcomes. Reliability and validity of the constructs were confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results: The results suggest that perceived laryngeal discomfort mediates the effects of both fluoride exposure and vocal usage frequency on perceived vocal quality and vocal range reduction. Its importance to understanding how environmental and behavioral factors affect vocal health is demonstrated by the role of perceived laryngeal discomfort as a critical mediating variable. The results highlight the need for interventions to prevent fluoride exposure and laryngeal discomfort to maintain vocal health in professional singers. Vocal health programs should incorporate strategies to reduce environmental risks and manage vocal strain. In addition, the application of the HBM is expanded to include laryngeal discomfort as a key mediator between environmental and behavioral factors and vocal health. Conclusion: The study links fluoride exposure, laryngeal discomfort, and vocal health, emphasizing the need to address environmental and behavioral risks. It highlights long-term impacts on occupational voice users, calls for further research, and proposes targeted strategies to safeguard vocal quality for professionals like singers and teachers.
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Diva Dolores and the opera house mouse
Fernando the mouse loves helping at the opera, but singer Dolores thinks she deserves a bigger assistant.
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