Auditory versus audio-visual intelligibility measurements of alaryngeal speech: a preliminary report.
This investigation supports the notion that audio-visual presentations of esophageal speech to 32 university student judges yield a relative increase in rated intelligibility in contrast with esophageal speech presented auditorily. Implications suggest that to construct realistic therapeutic goals of an esophageal speaker more effectively, the audio-visual component should be included in the clinical assessment.
D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D006309:Hearing; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D013072:Speech, Esophageal; D014785:Vision, Ocular