Global research reveals up to 30% of teachers will experience a voice problem at some stage of their career, creating the need to educate teachers on how to protect and preserve their voices, as journalist Emily Campbell writes.
Compared to the general population, teachers are between three and five times more likely to suffer vocal problems and thirty-two times more likely to report a vocal problem than other professions (Voice Care Australia, 2014).
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