Tyler TEMPORAL INTEGRATION AND COCHLEAR HEARING

TEMPORAL INTEGRATION AND COCHLEAR HEARING LOSS
ABSTRACT
Tyler
Volume I, Autumn 1976
The effect of off-frequency energy on temporal integration measurements was
investigated. Temporal integration functions for unfiltered and high pass filtered
sinusoids of 20 and 200 msec duration with 1 msec rise-fall times were obtained
from 4 normal hearing subjects and 4 subjects with high frequency, cochlear
hearing impairments. Independent of filtering, normal hearing subjects produced
integration functions that were similar to those shown by other research. All four
hearing impaired subjects showed abnormal temporal integration in the unfiltered
condition. When forced to listen on-frequency, two of the hearing impaired
subjects demonstrated normal temporal integration. It was concluded that offfrequency energy can confound the measurement of temporal integration.
A NEW APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF SPASTIC DYSPHONIA
ABSTRACT
Kaston, Atda
Volume I, Autumn 1976
A case of successful treatment of spastic dysphonia is described. The procedure
used was suggested by Dr. Herbert Dedo, and involved surgical sectioning of one
recurrent laryngeal nerve causing paralysis of one vocal cord in paramedian
position. The result in this case was similar to those reported by Dedo: complete
elimination of spastic dysphonia.
L'INTEGRATION TEMPORELLE ET LA PERTE DE L'OmE COCHLEAlRE
RESUME
Volume 1. Automme 1976
Tyler
L'effet de l'energie 'off-frequency' sur les mesures d'integration tempore lie a ete
Les fonctions d'intt~gration temporelle pour les sinuosoiQes non filtrees et
sinusoiaes filtrees a passe haute d'une duree de 20 et de 200 msec et de temps
'rise-fall' de 1 msec ont ete obtenues de quatre sujets d'ouib norma le et de quatre
sujets ay ant une perte de I'ouie cochleaire de haute frequence. Independemment
de la filtration, les sujets d'ouii: normale ont produit des fonctions d'integration
semblables a celIes demontrees par d'autres recherches. Tous les quatre sujets a
I'ouie faible ont montre une integration temporelle anormale sous la condition
filtree. Quand on les faisait ecouter 'on-frequency', deux de ces quatre derniers
ont demontre une integration temporeIle "normale. On a conclu que I'energie
'off-frequency' peut confondre la mesure de "integration temporelle.
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UN NOUVEAU TRAlTEMENT DE LA DYSPHONIE SPi\STIQUE
RESUME
Kaston, Attla
Volume I, Automme 1976
Description d'un traitement reussi de la dysphoniespastique. Le procede utilise
d'apres la suggestion de Dr. Herbert Dedo demandait la section chirurgique d'un
nerf larynge recurrent qui causait la paralysie d'une corde vocale en position
paramediane. Le resultat en ce cas etait semblable aux resultats rapportes par
Dedo: elimination complete de la dysphonie spastique.
PERFORMANCE OF BILINGUAL CUBAN·AMERICAN APHASIC PATIENTS
ON A TASK OF BODY PART IDENTIFICATION
ABSTRACT
Volume I, Autumn 1976
Glass
Controversy exists with regard to which language is recovered following cerebral
insult in bilingual aphasic patients. This study attempted to examine individula's
gestural responses to a verbally presented body part identification task. Six nonaphasic non-brain damaged and eight aphasix Cuban immigrants were screened
for knowledge of the Spanish and English languages and for the frequency with
which each language was spoken. They were given the Body Part Identification
Subtest of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Test (Goodglass, 1972). Results
indicated that fewer errors appeared in the first learned language (Spltnish),
which more errors appeared in the second acquired language (Enl~ish). In both
the aphasic and the control group, there were more verbal paraphaSIC errors than
literal paraphasic errors in the English language than in the Spanish language.
The results of this study and its implication regarding bilingualism and aphasia
were discussed.
THE USE OF COMPETING SPEECH FOR MAKING DISMISSAL DECISIONS IN
ARTICULATION THERAPY
ABSTRACT
CampbeU, Manning, Robertson, DlSalvo
Volume I, Autumn 1976
In order to estimate the readiness for dismissal from therapy of 76 elementary
school children with Irl or Isl misarticulations, the Deep Test of Articulation was
administered under three conditions: Condition I without auditory masking,
Condition n with auditory masking, and Condition III without auditory masking
three months after Condition II testing. Auditory masking took the form of a
competing speech tape presented binaurally at 65 or 85 dB SPL. Each child's
performance on the Deep Test with and without masking was compared to
performance on the Deep Test during Condition Ill. Results indicated that
significantly more children (p >.05) would have been accurately dismissed from
therapy using performance on the Deep Test with masking as a criterion for
dismissal than by using performance on the Deep Test without masking. The
variables of sound pressure level of the masking and phoneme type did not make a
significant difference in the number of children which would have been correctly
dismissed from or retained in therapy.
LA PERFORMANCE DE CUBAIN.AMERICAINS APHASIQUES BILINGUES
DANS L'IDENTIFICATlON DES PARTIES DU CORPS
RESUME
Volume 1. Automme 1976
Glass
II existe une controverse au sujet de la langue retrouvee pas I'aphasique bilingue
apres un accident cerebral. L'etude presente a tente d'examiner les reponses
gesticularies a une tache d'identification de parties du corps presentees
verbalement. Six immigrants Cubains non-aphasiques et non·endommages de la
cervelle et huit aphasiques ont ete choisis d'apres leur connaissance des langues
espagnole et anglaise et d'apres la frequence de leur emploi de chaque langue. Ils
ont passe le "Body Part Identification Subtest of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasis
Test" (Goodglass, 1972). Les resultats ont indique que moins d'erreurs se
faisaient dans la premiere langue (I'espagnol), tandis que plus d'erreurs se
montralent dans la deuxieme langue acquis (I'anglais).Chez les deux groupes il se
faisait plus d'erreurs paraphasiques verbales que d'erreurs paraphasique;,
litterales dans la langue anglaise que dans la langue espagnol. Discussion des
resultats de cette etude et son implication quant au bilinguisme et a I'aphasie.
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LA PAROLE CONCURRENTE DANS LES DECISIONS DE TERMINAISON
DE LA THERAPIE ARTlCULATOIRE
RESUME
Campbell, Manning, Robertson, DiSalvo
Volume 1, Automme 1976
Pour estimer s'ils etaient prets It terminer la therapie on a soumis 76 ecoliers avec
des problemes d'articulation de Irl et Isl It une epreuve profonde d'articulation
sous trois conditions: I sans obscuration auditoire, 11 avec obscuration auditoire,
et III sans obscuration auditoire It trois mois de l'epreuve sous condition 11.
L'obscuration se constituait d'une bande magnetique de parole concurrente
presentee de maniere binaurale :i 65 ou 85 dB SPL. La performance de chaque
enfant dans les epreuves avec et sans obscuration etait comparee a celle sous la
condition Ill. Les resultats indiquaient qU'on auralt correctement termine la
therapie d'un plus grand nombre d'enfants (p -< .05) en employant comme critere
leur performance sous condition II que si on avait employe celle de la condition I.
Les variations de pression de son et de phonemes ne changeaient pas
significativement le nombre d'enfants qui auraient ete correctement renvoyes ou
retenus en therapie.
RELIABIUTY CONSIDERATIONS OF A VOICE PROFILING SYSTEM
ABSTRACT
Starr,Wllson
Volume I, Autumn 1976
The Voice Profile is a clinical tool that is used, rather widely. to describe and
evaluate features of voice disorders. This report provides data on the reliability of
c1inicans use of the Profile. Fifteen experienced and 15 inexperienced clinicans
used the Profile to describe the voices of 25 persons who had been diagnosed as
having voice disorders. Analysis of data obtained is interpreted as indicating that
the Profile can be used most effectively in tasks where one determines whether
features are normal or deviant. and that experienced and inexperienced clinicians
use it with similar reliability.
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CONSIDERATIONS SUR LA VERACITE D'UN SYSTt;ME DE PROFILE VOCAL
RESUME
Starr et WlIson
Volume 1, Automme 1976
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Le Profil Vocal. technique c1inique assez repandue, sert 1 d~crire et t"!valuer les
caracteristiques des desordres vocaux. Le rapport pr~sente des donnles
concernant la veracite des c1iniciens employant le Profile. Quinze c1iniciens
experimentes et 15 inexperimentes se sont servis du Profil pour de'crire les voix de
25 personnes ay ant des desordres vocaux. L'analyse des donm!s obtenues semble
indiquer que le Profil sert le plus effectivement a Mterminer si les
caracteristiques sont normaux ou Mfectueux, et que les c1iniciens exp~rimentes
I'emploient avec le meme degre de veracite que les c1iniciens inexperimentes.