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voice disorders frequent among occupational voice users teachers although disorders serious personal professional consequences often recognized occupational diseases little attention paid prevention study aimed provide portrait selfreported vocal health vocal health knowledge occupational voice users quebec canada identify risk factors associated voice disorder symptoms conducted online survey targeting occupational voice users province quebec canada focus involved teaching training final sample excluding incomplete surveys included 808 respondents 665 women 415 104 years old survey responses analyzed using descriptive inferential statistics results indicated 98 respondents history diagnosed voice disorder 688 respondents experienced least one voice symptom regular basis ordinal logistic regressions revealed several personal environmental factors associated increased risk developing voice disorders symptoms woman suffering breathing disorder allergies acid reflux andor hearing impairment less work experience working elementary school children andor continuous speech noise background respondents 946 never received information regarding voice disorders academic training less half 477 knew professionals treat voice disorders findings highlight need formal vocal health education among occupational voice users employers improve prevention treatment voice disorders atrisk population