Monthly Archives: November 2010
Speech fluency family profile – a linguistic, acoustic and electromyographic study*
this study represents one of the first endophenotypic research proposals on stuttering characterized by two aspects: objective inclusion criteria and the type of stuttering symptomatology manifested.
from Pró-Fono Revista de Atualização Científica
Speech perception in pre-lingual deaf users of cochlear implant*
the study indicates that the cochlear implant has brought real benefits for the group of studied children, as it allowed the maximum development of the auditory skills.
Students’ performance in phonological awareness, rapid naming, reading, and writing*
students with learning difficulties presented deficits when considering the relationship between naming and automatization skills, and among lexical access, visual discrimination, stimulus frequency use and competition in using less time for code naming, i.e. necessary for the phoneme-grapheme conversion process required in the reading and writing alphabetic system like the Portuguese language.
Study of suppression effect in the brainstem auditory evoked potential*
the present study indicated increased latencies and reduced amplitudes of waves I, III and V with contralateral noise, when comparing the situations with and without noise. These results suggest a possible influence of the efferent auditory system on the response modulation of Brainstem auditory evoked potential when contralateral white noise is used.
from Pró-Fono
Syllable deletion in spontaneous speech of children with specific language impairment*
the preference for the production of dissyllabic words reassures the difficulty of these children with complex syllabic structures and, in part, explains their spontaneous speech unintelligibility. The predominance of unstressed syllable deletion indicates the preference for producing the nucleus of words, where emphasis is given to the stressed syllable during language expression.
Stuttering: A constant struggle to get the words out
One little consonant or vowel. When you stutter, that’s all that stands between you and total humiliation.
from USA Today.com
World-Renowned Ear Surgeon Posts Informational & Educational Videos on Hearing Aids
Dr. William H. Lippy, one of the foremost ear surgeons in the field of hearing restoration, announced the posting of 5 additional videos into his Online Video Library. These videos focus on an area of increasing interest for baby boomers, hearing aids.
from CASLPA, The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Special issue: Facilitating speech production
Volume 34, number 3 (September 2010)
from the Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Annual Evidence Update on Stroke: 30 November – 3 December 2010
This update from NHS Evidence–stroke will cover topics such as organisation of care, upper limbs, mobility, speech and language, basic personal needs, cognition and perception and living with stroke. There will also be a section on uncertainties identified and, expert summaries will be included to help make sense of the new evidence presented.
Toys, Books & Games that Promote Language Development
Without abstract.
from CASLPA, The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment
A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in early middle-age. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Medicine describe the positive results of a preliminary trial of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), applied as a topical gel.
from EurekAlert.org
Temporal resolution and selective attention of individuals with tinnitus
CONCLUSION: tinnitus did not interfere in the auditory abilities of selective attention and temporal resolution.
Tense marking by Brazilian deaf signers
CONCLUSION: the deaf participants of the study presented and adequate use of tense markers in most of the sentences produced using Brazilian sign language, however difficulty was observed when using written Portuguese.
Tone influence and word boundaries in stuttering and fluent adolescents and adults
CONCLUSION: the results of this study reinforce the theory that broken speech is mainly a consequence of slow phonological coding and a corresponding slowness in the building up and recovery of the phonetic plan.
Validation of items for a speech intelligibility assessment scale
CONCLUSION: the scale items were validated and demonstrated efficacy in the assessment of speech intelligibility of the studied cases.
