This study compared the effectiveness of two therapies for lowering the vocal fundamental frequency in two adolescent girls with profound hearing losses. The SpeechViewer computerized system and therapy without computer support were applied in alternating order over five weeks. One of the subjects obtained an appropriate fundamental frequency…

This paper describes the approach to speech training used with a young congenitally deaf adult. Two tactile aids (Tactaid VII and Tactaid 2000+) were used to provide feedback on speech production. Following a one-year training period, listeners with normal hearing were able to understand about 90 percent of the subject's words in an…

A case study is presented of a girl with a hearing impairment for whom extensive, corroborative hearing testing delayed the start of intervention. This contributed to speech, language, listening, and behavioral problems and prolonged her parents' denial of the hearing loss. Remediation began after starting aural habilitation based on limited,…