Search for dissertations about: "speech production measurements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words speech production measurements.

2. 1. Aerodynamic assessment of velopharyngeal function in speech

   Author : Hans Dotevall; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Speech production measurements; speech aerodynamics; velopharyngeal function; nasal airflow; perceptual speech evaluation; hypernasality; cleft palate speech; sleep disordered breathing; snoring; sleep apnea;

   Abstract : Velopharyngeal function in speech was assessed by aerodynamic techniques, which were developed and tested. Temporal and dynamic characteristics of the nasal airflow pattern during the velopharyngeal closing phase in speech were studied in different patient groups. Its validity in relation to listener's perceptual evaluation of speech was analyzed. READ MORE

4. 2. Diagnosis and recovery patterns in patients with apraxia of speech after stroke

   Author : Helena Hybbinette; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. One of its most common consequences is a communication disorder. Beside aphasia (a language disorder), a motor speech disorder may occur, manifested as dysarthria or apraxia of speech (AOS). READ MORE

5. 3. Distribution and Effects of NO and CO in the Human Upper Respiratory Tract

   Author : Jens Andersson; Helsingborg Kliniska Vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; mykologi; virologi; bakteriologi; Mikrobiologi; mycology; transplantation; Microbiology; bacteriology; virology; serologi; Immunologi; serology; Otorhinolaryngology; audiology; auditive system and speech; Otorinolaryngologi; audiologi; hörsel- och talorganen; Immunology; sinus; upper respiratory tract infection; nose; nitric oxide; neutrophil migration; middle ear; hemin; flow cytometry; allergy; carbon monoxide;

   Abstract : Mucosal inflammation and airway hyperreactivity are regulated by hundreds of different mediators. The recent discovery of gaseous mediators, produced and active within the airways, opens new possibilities for identification of therapeutic targets and ways to monitor airway inflammation. READ MORE

6. 4. Noise exposure, hearing protection and hearing loss. A long-term study at an automobile sheet-metal pressing plant

   Author : Pawel Brühl; Lund näs- och halssjukdomar Öron-; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; audiology; Otorhinolaryngology; noise zone; dosimetry; human; industry; Hearing conservation programme; auditive system and speech; Otorinolaryngologi; audiologi; hörsel- och talorganen;

   Abstract : The design and implementation of a hearing conservation programme in a heavy industry with high noise levels is described. Action was taken on several points, including noise measurements, noise reduction, education on hearing protector use, and audiometric monitoring. READ MORE

7. 5. Breathing and phonation : effects of lung volume and breathing behaviour on voice function

   Author : Jenny Iwarsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Abduction; Adduction; Breathing; Flow glottogram; Inhalation; Lung volume; Perceptual analysis; Phonation; Posture; Speech lung volume; Speech task; Subglottal pressure; Tracheal pull; Vertical laryngeal position; Vocal fold nodules; Voice source;

   Abstract : Respiration is believed to play a central role in voice function and is thus of relevance to the clinical care of the disordered voice. The overall aim of the present study was to experimentally investigate relationships between the respiratory and phonatory systems. READ MORE