Vocal symptoms among dubbing artists

Abstract

Vocal Symptoms can occur to professional voice users due to excessive vocal load. The dubbing artist is at risk of developing vocal symptoms. The purpose of this study was to identify whether voice symptoms were present among dubbing artists. The study was conducted using a cross-sectional survey design. The total respondent of the survey was 97 and it took place in five institutions. The survey found that 55.70% (54) of the 97 participants are male and 44.30% (43) are females. Females responded less often. In this study, 41.20% of dubbing artists were with vocal symptoms. This study found a substantial correlation between gender, experience of vocal problem during career, years of dubbing, hours of dubbing and trial the dubbing. In the survey, most of the dubbing artists were aged between 20-30 years 59.80% (58) respondents were in the youngest age group and 36.10% (35) of participants were the age 31-40 years it was second highest. From the remaining other participants, 3.10% (3) was 41-50 years and another half 51-60 years 1.00% (23) of respondents had experienced voice problems 46.40% (45) problems in their dubbing career. According to This study found a strong correlation between voice problems and vocal symptoms. The artists who were reported to have an experience on voice problems, VoiSS determined that 41 of them had vocal symptoms. There was no relation found between age, and habits (alcohol consumption, beverage consumption, and smoking). The study also found that dubbing artists who have vocal symptoms have faced more physical and impairment-related vocal symptoms compare to emotional related symptoms according to VoiSS questionnaire subdomains. The physical-related symptoms that were mostly experienced were sore throat, cough, phlegm, and the blocking of the nose. As well as the impairment related most experienced symptoms were hoarse, creaky, and dry voice, difficulty in raising voice, competing with background noise and singing, and emotional related symptoms were depression, nervousness, irritation, and stress. However, it is high time that dubbing artists and other voice professionals build concern about their vocal health, take care of their voice, reduce vocal abuse and take proper care of vocal health. Key words: Vocal Symptoms, Dubbing Artists, Voice Problem, Work Related Voice Disorder