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Busan* ; Eclampsia* ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Singing*

The “whistling face” syndrome is a dominantly inherited disorder involving the face and musculoskeletal system. Sjnce its first description in 1938 by Freeman and Sheldon, sporadic case reports have appeared in the literature under various syndromes, cranio-carpo-tarsal dystrophy, cranio-facio-corporal syndrome, cranio-carpo-tarsal dysplasia, whistling face-Windmill Vane Hand syndrome and the chirocheilo-podalic syndrome. This report reviews the clinical manifestation of 5 cases of whistling face syndrome in 3 generation in one family.
Hand ; Humans ; Musculoskeletal System ; Singing

Opera singers train their vocal organ to have a good timbre of voice. They train and train again to have a strong resonance, large range of voice, homogenous color of voice, a voice goes far and to avoid vocal disorder, etc. This article is analyzing from scientific and medical perspective. It could approach the secret of the great art of 400 years history - . Furthermore standardizing voice training method based on will facilitate to train, therapy and care the voice professional user and voice disorders.
Methods* ; Singing ; Voice Disorders ; Voice Training* ; Voice*

Pop singers frequently use breathy voice to express diverse emotion. Such method is the major factor that divides vocalization in pop and classical music. Using breathy voice too much for a long time could make singer short-winded, which might cause the voice injured. In order to prevent the problem, singers need to find resonance balance between high notes and low notes and among vowels. Moreover, they should take more attention when producing resonance in consonants with much air flow. Along with finding resonance balance, if skilled at controlling the volume of voice, singers can use the breathy voice selectively at the desired part, adjusting close quotient freely. Through this kind of approach, pop singers can develope their unique style of vocalization and avoid the vocal damage.
Exercise* ; Methods ; Music ; Phonation* ; Singing* ; Voice

This article addresses the roles of the speech language pathologist (SLP) for singers who require prompt and effective treatment when a voice problem arises. The causes of voice problem are often vocal abuse/misuse/overuse, muscle tension dysphonia and inappropriate singing technique. The SLP should conduct voice counseling and voice assessment for maintaining healthy voice of singer constantly.
Counseling ; Dysphonia ; Muscle Tonus ; Singing* ; Voice*

The anatomy of the voice is not limited to the region of the larynx. Practically all body systems affect the voice. The larynx receives the greatest attention because it is the most sensitive and expressive component of the vocal mechanism, but anatomic interactions throughout the singer's body must be considered in making the singing voice. The physiology of voice production is exceedingly complex. The voice requires interactions among the power source, the oscillator, and the resonator. The review of functional anatomy and physiology in vocal technique would provide information on the terminology, components, and workings of the voice to permit an understanding of practical, every clinical problems and their solutions. The otolaryngologist, speech language pathologist, singing or acting teacher, singer, and actor would have benefit greatly from more extensive study of voice science.
Electric Power Supplies ; Larynx ; Physiology* ; Singing ; Voice

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors of sleep disturbance and sleep patterns of elderly hospitalized women patients between young-old (65-74 years), old (76-84 years) and old-old (85 years and above). METHODS: The questionnaire included the environmental disturbance factors (Paik, 2000), degree of pain (Wang & Kim,1995), disease symptoms (Paik, 2000), depression (Kee, 1996) and sleep patterns (Oh, Song, & Kim, 1998). Data were analyzed using frequencies, means, chi2-test, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression (SPSS 14.0). RESULTS: The middle, and oldest group's environmental disturbance factors of degree of pain, disease symptoms, depression and sleep patterns were higher than those of the younger group. The younger, middle, and oldest group's sleep pattern had a significant negative correlation with environmental disturbance factors, degree of pain, disease symptoms and depression. The model including variables related to environmental, physical and psychological disturbance factors, explained the following variances in sleep pattern: 26.8% for the youngest group, 27.6% for the middle group and 40.7% for the oldest group. CONCLUSION: The result of this study offer basic data for the development of nursing intervention programs to improve sleep patterns for hospitalized women patients according to age differences.
Aged ; Depression ; Female ; Humans ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Singing

PURPOSE: Deformities after bilateral cleft lip repair usually involve the philtrum and the central upper lip, which presents as wide philtrum, wide Cupid's bow, whistling deformity and prominent prolabium. The object of this study is to introduce a simple method to correct such deformities of bilateral cleft lip, that is the redo-operation following the modified Millard's method. METHODS: We present 2 patients with secondary deformities of the philtrum and central upper lip after bilateral cleft lip repair. A simple design was used to excise the excessive skin and mucosa of the central upper lip, and the philtrum and Cupid's bow were restored to the standard average width of Korean population. RESULTS: The wide central upper lip and philtrum were successfully restored to the appropriate width(10-12mm) and shape. Also the border of the red vermilion was aligned properly resulting in a good contour of the upper lip. Both patients were satisfied with the results. CONCLUSION: In patients with wide philtral deformities, our simple method can be utilized for a satisfying result.
Cleft Lip* ; Congenital Abnormalities* ; Humans ; Lip ; Mucous Membrane ; Singing ; Skin

INTRODUCTIONSinging in psychotic patients has received little attention in the psychiatric literature. In this preliminary study, we test the hypothesis that manic patients sing more than schizophrenic patients (SPs).

MATERIALS AND METHODSManic patients and SP inpatients and outpatients were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire which included questions on musical interests, and how much they felt like singing prior to their most recent admission to hospital. They were asked if they were willing to sing during the interview and responses were observed.

RESULTSOf the 69 manic patients and 68 SPs interviewed, manic patients were more likely to report singing than SPs (76% vs 24%) prior to their most recent admission to hospital. There was a trend for manic inpatients to be more willing to sing during the interview.

CONCLUSIONIncreased singing is suggested as a useful symptom and sign in patients suffering from a manic illness.

The nasal septal perforation is an inadvertent complication of septal surgery which is caused by traumatic, iatrogenic, caustic or inflammatory reasons. Repair of the perforation is indicated when complications such as whistling sound, marginal crusting, frequent nasal bleeding and low-grade perichondritis develop. There is no standard surgical method for repair of a septal perforation. The size, site and the causing factor of perforation determine closure methods. A septal perforation using the concha bullosa flap of middle turbinate was successfully repaired.
Epistaxis ; Nasal Septal Perforation ; Nasal Septum ; Singing ; Turbinates*