O trabalho docente no ensino superior e a saúde vocal: um estudo de revis?o bibliográfica

摘要

The purpose of this research was to study publications concerning the vocal health of teachers who work in the higher education, between the years 2005 to 2013. This this research was designed through a bibliographic study of exploratory type in which it searched articles from journals indexed in LILACS and SciELO databases following the predeterminated inclusion and exclusion criteria. Six articles were found which addressed the vocal health of Professors during the period analyzed, which focused on researches about the quality of life for professors and the relationship with their vocal health; in the relationships between the teaching work process and the conditions under which it develops; the possibility of physical, mental and vocal illness; and devices which Professors use as vocal strategy in the classroom. Data showed the considerable number of vocal illness symptoms in this population and the most frequently mentioned are voice failures, hoarseness, effort to speak, dry throat and throat clearing. There are few studies on the vocal health of university teachers. This demonstrates that regarding the prevention and voice care of this population, there is a need of new researches to meet this demand.