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The 2007 study's authors wrote that only two formal studies had investigated reported voice problems from using speech recognition software.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“So far, however, only two formal studies have investigated these claims.”
Voice Fatigue and Use of Speech Recognition: Acoustic and Perceptual Measures, Christel de Bruijn and Sandra Whiteside, PEVOC 7, Pan European Voice Conference, 2007, Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- The authors describe voice problems reported by users of speech recognition software, from a dry throat to being unable to speak for more than half an hour a day, and note that only two formal studies had tested these claims by 2007.
- What it does not show
- A count from 2007, so it describes the evidence at that time and not the field today. It does not tell you how common voice problems are among dictation users.