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Smartphone/Tablet “App” for preventing voice problems – A Green Voice Project
Press Briefing

22 Jun 2012

 

The Voice Research Laboratory of the Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Education, HKU has conducted a series of studies (entitled Green Voice Project) to determine how best to help professional voice users, like teachers, to develop a good vocal behavior habit in order to prevent developing voice problems. In one of the studies, 115 teachers were interviewed and the acoustic conditions of 248 classrooms in Hong Kong were assessed between 2007 and 2010. A number of risk factors that might contribute to the development of voice problems in the teachers have been identified. These risk factors, together with the data on the background noise conditions in the Hong Kong school classrooms will be reported. Based on the findings, a Smartphone/Tablet “App” (free) has been developed to promote vocal hygiene in order to prevent the development of voice problems. This application, called “YourVoice”, is available in both iOS (iPhone and iPad versions) and Android (Smartphone and tablet versions) platforms. Details of the “YourVoice” app will also be presented.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the press briefing, with details as follows:

Date:    June 28, 2012 (Thursday)
Time:    3:00 pm
Venue:  LG01, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong
Speakers:

Professor Edwin M.L. Yiu, Co-Director of Voice Research Laboratory
Dr Karen M.K. Chan, Assistant Professor
Ms Yuki Y.Y. Wong, Research Assistant

For media enquiries, please contact Ms. Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 2219 4270 / mobile: 9220 5840 / fax: 2540 6360 / email: qlpwong@hku.hk ).