title: Lingual vibrotactile screening: an investigation of normal sensitivity based on multiple threshold determinations.
abstract: This report describes a standardized training and sensory screening procedure which was used to obtain 7 separate lingual vibrotactile thresholds for each of 5 normal subjects during a 30-day interval. Baseline observations of lingual sensitivity were highly consistent and occurred within a narrow range of contractor displacements. The authors conclude that the screening method provides a quick and reliable clinical tool for general diagnostic use and discuss directions for continued research applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Allied Health Professions, Ithaca College, New York 14850.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Telage
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Courtney
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Denmeade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D014059:Tongue / Q000294:innervation*; D014732:Vibration