Training effects on speech production using a hands-free electromyographically controlled electrolarynx

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-351

  Goldstein, Ehab A ^a   Heaton, James T ^b,c   Stepp, Cara E ^d   Hillman, Robert E ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaryngeal speech treatment; Artificial larynx; Electromyography; Laryngectomy; Speech

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX PROSTHESIS; MALE; PROSTHESIS; SPEECH; SPEECH ARTICULATION; TRAINING; AGED; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SOUND DETECTION; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOICE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PITCH PERCEPTION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOICE;

EID: 34250880257     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2007/024)     Document Type: Article

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