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Area of Science:

  • Vocal health and performance
  • Occupational voice use
  • Speech-language pathology

Background:

  • Beatboxers are elite voice users facing significant vocal loading.
  • Vocal fatigue research extensively covers teachers and singers, but lacks data on beatboxers.
  • Understanding vocal fatigue in beatboxers is crucial for their professional well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure and compare vocal fatigue levels in beatboxers against control groups.
  • To investigate the prevalence and intensity of vocal tiredness in beatboxers.
  • To establish a baseline for vocal fatigue in this unique professional voice user group.

Main Methods:

  • An online survey was administered to 117 participants.
  • Participants included 37 beatboxers, 40 untrained singers, and 40 nonsingers.
  • The standardized Vocal Fatigue Inventory (VFI) was used to collect data.

Main Results:

  • Nonsingers reported the lowest vocal tiredness scores, followed by beatboxers, with untrained singers reporting the highest.
  • Statistically significant differences in vocal fatigue scores were observed between and within groups (P < 0.05).
  • Self-reported vocal fatigue awareness was 48.6% for beatboxers and 72.5% for untrained singers.

Conclusions:

  • Beatboxers exhibit lower self-perceived vocal fatigue scores compared to untrained singers.
  • The findings suggest beatboxers may have developed coping mechanisms or possess inherent vocal resilience.
  • Further research is warranted to explore the physiological and behavioral factors contributing to vocal fatigue in beatboxers.