Teachers' Perceptions of Voice Relative to their Occupation... Survey

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* 1. Would you consider yourself an occupational voice user?

Yes

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* 2. Have you ever had training on vocal health and/or healthy voice use?

Yes

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* 3. Do you feel that voice training for you and/or your teacher colleagues would be important?

Yes

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* 4. Would you be interested in attending a training on healthy voice care and use?

Yes

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* 5. Have you ever experienced hoarseness related to teaching/occupational voice use?

Yes

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* 6. If you answered YES to question #5 about experiencing hoarseness, did you see a medical professional about this change in your voice?

Yes

N/A (I did not answer YES to Question #5 about experiencing hoarseness)

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* 7. Have you ever been diagnosed with a voice disorder or vocal fold pathology?

Yes

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* 8. Do you use amplification in your daily teaching/occupational voice duties?

Yes

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* 9. In general, has your voice changed since becoming a teacher?

Yes

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* 10. Do you think your vocal demands are too high?

Yes

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* 11. After a day of teaching, do you ever feel like you strained your voice and/or it required vocal “effort” to teach and/or it got “tired” after teaching?

Yes

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* 12. Do you believe that you are able to project your voice without using strain or tension?

Yes

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* 13. Approximately how many hours per day do you talk?

0-3

4-7

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* 14. How many ounces of water per day do you drink?

0-16oz

17-36oz

37-64oz

65-100oz

100+oz

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* 15. Do you use a humidifier at night?

Yes, I use it consistently

Yes, but I only use it sometimes

No I do not use it

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* 16. Do you use steam inhalation?

Yes, I use it consistently

Yes, but I only use it sometimes

No I do not use it

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* 17. Do you use an ultrasonic nebulizer with 0.9% isotonic saline solution?

Yes, I use it consistently

Yes, but I only use it sometimes

No, I do not use it

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* 18. Do you clear your throat and/or cough “a lot”?

Yes, I cough/clear my throat "a lot"

I cough/clear my throat sometimes

No I never cough/clear my throat

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* 19. Besides teaching, do you use your voice significantly because of your personality/lifestyle and/or in other jobs?

Yes

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* 20. Do you agree that your voice has a significant impact on your students?

Yes

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* 21. Do you experience vocal fatigue because of your teaching profession?

Yes

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* 22. Does your voice get worse as the week goes on?

Yes

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* 23. Do you currently perform any vocal warm-ups or vocal exercises to optimize your vocal health and efficiency?

Yes

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* 24. Do you currently have any voice-related complaints?

Yes

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* 25. In what age range are you?

22-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

61-70

71+

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* 26. Please indicate your sex

Male

Female

Other

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* 27. What age range of students do you teach (the majority of the time)?

Preschool and/or Kindergarten

Primary School (Grades 1-5)

Secondary School/Middle School (Grades 6-7-8)

High School (Freshmen through Senior)

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* 28. We are conducting another study on teachers in the near future. It will involve development of a helpful protocol that aims to reduce vocal effort, vocal fatigue, and improve voice quality and use patterns overall. Please provide your email address if you are interested in being a part of it! We would love to have you...