This is why “Zoom fatigue” is a term we’ve all learned in 2020.Įpley says simply picking up the phone and talking when possible can make you wiser and increase your well-being. Tech glitches create delays, altered speech and endless requests to unmute yourself, turning the otherwise effortless dance of conversation into hard work.

It can be especially challenging for certain professions that require long days of talking online, such as teachers, or in professions that require people to speak while wearing thicker N95 masks.īaird is available to talk about this trend and offer people some tips on how to protect their voices and larynxes during the pandemic.Ĭhicago Booth behavioral scientist Nicholas Epley says screen interactions require focused, deliberate and eventually exhausting amounts of attention. Laryngeal surgeon Brandon Baird, MD, director of UChicago Medicine’s Voice Center, says patients with functional voice problems are struggling with voice strain caused by spending more time speaking louder than they normally would on video calls, while wearing masks, or when standing six feet apart.įor patients with pre-existing voice problems, this added vocal tension (also referred to as muscle tension dysphonia) in the larynx can cause a hoarse voice, and occasionally even throat pain, or other issues. News Research News Releases Journal News Medical News Science News Life News Business News Expert Pitch Google Fact Check Research Alert Marketplace News With Video/Audio Multimedia RSS Feeds byĬHICAGO - Experts at UChicago and UChicago Medicine are available to discuss the different ways video conferencing can be adversely affecting physical and mental health, as well as creating what is currently known as “Zoom fatigue.” Latest News Coronavirus News Currently Embargoed

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