Obtaining objective clinical measures during telehealth evaluations of dysarthria

JS Sevitz, BR Kiefer, JE Huber, MS Troche - American Journal of Speech …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose COVID-19 has shifted models of health care delivery, requiring the rapid adoption
of telehealth, despite limited evidence and few resources to guide speech-language …

The impact of respiratory exercises on voice outcomes: a systematic review of the literature

M Desjardins, HS Bonilha - Journal of Voice, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The role of respiratory exercises in voice therapy remains unclear as many
patients do not need extensive breath support to meet their voice demands. However, since …

Changes in acoustic characteristics of the voice across the life span: Measures from individuals 4–93 years of age

ET Stathopoulos, JE Huber, JE Sussman - 2011 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of the present investigation was to examine acoustic voice changes
across the life span. Previous voice production investigations used small numbers of …

Profiling speech and pausing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

Y Yunusova, NL Graham, S Shellikeri, K Phuong… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective This study examines reading aloud in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) and those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in order to determine whether …

[图书][B] Speech timing: Implications for theories of phonology, phonetics, and speech motor control

A Turk, S Shattuck-Hufnagel - 2020 - books.google.com
This book explores the nature of cognitive representations and processes in speech motor
control, based primarily on evidence from speech timing. It engages with the key question of …

Effect of Parkinson's disease on the production of structured and unstructured speaking tasks: Respiratory physiologic and linguistic considerations

JE Huber, M Darling - 2011 - ASHA
Purpose To examine the effects of cognitive–linguistic deficits and respiratory physiologic
changes on respiratory support for speech in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Increased vocal intensity due to the Lombard effect in speakers with Parkinson's disease: Simultaneous laryngeal and respiratory strategies

ET Stathopoulos, JE Huber, K Richardson… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose The objective of the present study was to investigate whether speakers with
hypophonia, secondary to Parkinson's disease (PD), would increases their vocal intensity …

Exploring the acoustic and prosodic features of a lung-function-sensitive repeated-word speech articulation test

B Zeng, EM Williams, C Owen, C Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Speech breathing is a term usually used to refer to the manner in which expired
air and lung mechanics are utilized for the production of the airflow necessary for phonation …

Shorter sentence length maximizes intelligibility and speech motor performance in persons with dysarthria due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

KM Allison, Y Yunusova, JR Green - American journal of speech-language …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sentence length on
intelligibility and measures of speech motor performance in persons with amyotrophic lateral …

Respiratory muscle strength training to improve vocal function in patients with presbyphonia

M Desjardins, L Halstead, A Simpson, P Flume… - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Summary Background and Objective The effects of presbyphonia are compounded by the
decline in respiratory function that occurs with age. Commonly recommended exercises to …