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Abur, Defne; Stepp, Cara E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: Given the role of auditory perception in voice production, studies have investigated whether impairments in auditory perception may underlie the noted disruptions in speech in Parkinson's disease (PD). Studies of loudness perception in PD show impairments in the perception of self-generated speech, but not external tones. Studies of pitch…
Descriptors: Diseases, Auditory Perception, Speech Communication, Acoustics
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Pratt, Sheila R.; Kuller, Lewis; Talbott, Evelyn O.; McHugh-Pemu, Kathleen; Buhari, Alhaji M.; Xu, Xiaohui – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: The goal of this study was to determine the impact of age, gender, and race on the prevalence and severity of hearing loss in elder adults, aged 72-96 years, after accounting for income, education, smoking, and clinical and subclinical cardiovascular disease. Methods: Air-conduction thresholds for standard and extended high-frequency…
Descriptors: Income, Smoking, Incidence, Diseases