Speech concerns of hard-of-hearing adults

M Gilbertson; B Fusilier; S Murch; J Dancer

doi:10.2466/pms.1996.83.2.377

Speech concerns of hard-of-hearing adults

Percept Mot Skills. 1996 Oct;83(2):377-8. doi: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.2.377.

Authors

M Gilbertson¹, B Fusilier, S Murch, J Dancer

Affiliation

¹ University of Central Arkansas, USA.

PMID: 8902006
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.2.377

Abstract

Speech concerns of adults with hearing loss were identified in a sample of 75 members of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People. A majority of subjects had noticed changes in their speech and were interested in speech conservation services.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude to Health
Female
Hearing Aids*
Hearing Loss, Bilateral / psychology
Hearing Loss, Bilateral / rehabilitation*
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / psychology
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / rehabilitation*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Speech Acoustics
Speech Intelligibility*
Speech Therapy