Voice Parameter Changes in Smokers during Abstinence from Cigarette Smoking
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This study aimed at establishing how vocal parameters change following a period of abstinence from cigarette smoking. The voices of 18 smokers were examined after one week and then one month of cigarette abstinence. Changes in several acoustic parameters (jitter, shimmer, harmonics-to-noise ratio (HNR)) were analysed. During abstinence, jitter and shimmer decreased significantly, whereas HNR increased significantly.
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