title: A deaf woman learning to control her excessive vocal loudness through a portable feedback system.
abstract: A deaf woman learned to control her excessive vocal loudness through a portable feedback system, which provided vibratory stimulation when her voice was too loud. The mean percentage of excessively loud talking decreased from 45 prior to the use of feedback to 3 during the use of feedback. This improvement (documented by formal observation) was confirmed by normally hearing people sharing the work environment with the woman. The woman preferred a system with a contact microphone since this was virtually unaffected by environmental noise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Lancioni@FSW.LeidenUniv.NL
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Lancioni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D003638:Deafness / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation; D005246:Feedback / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*; D014732:Vibration; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014834:Voice Training