LMT was conducted before and after the questionnaire, in order to note its effects. Next, a vocal assessment of each patient elongating the /a/ vowel was conducted, which analyzed each patient’s vocal quality. The next test of the study was an auditory-perceptual analysis of each patient’s voice by three speech language pathologists. Specifically, they analyzed each patient’s vocal quality, roughness, breathiness, tension, and instability. Finally, LMT was conducted for twenty minutes after the various speech tests.…
On Monday I had the opportunity to observe Dr. Koehler give a lesson to a baritone named Ryan. My first impressions of Ryan were very positive. He seemed to have a great grasp on proper technique in almost every category. Dr. Koehler’s comments and corrections dealt with more advanced techniques and realms of thought. During the warm-up, Dr. Koehler critiqued Ryan’s phonation, saying that you shouldn’t use force or push when starting phonation.…
Having to deal with unpleasant patients sometimes can be a disadvantage of this…
Oral Mechanism Exam Summaries 11.01.17 Oral Mechanism Exam (Age: 7) Overall expression, appearance, and size of Alissa’s facial features appeared symmetrical and within normal limits (WNL). The lips were parted at rest and function was adequate as evidenced by the ability to press, purse, and retract her lips. Jaw mobility was sufficient. The appearance and size of her tongue at rest were symmetrical and WLN; mobility of the tongue was WNL as evidenced by the ability to lateralize the tongue, elevate the tongue, lick lips with tongue, move the tongue independently from the jaw, and sweep palate from the alveolar ridge with tongue. The length of the lingual frenulum was also WNL.…
1. Chapter 8: What are the secondary/overt/concomitant stuttering behaviors that are audible? How would you go about treating a student that exhibited these behaviors? (Page 205) In general, stuttering is a speech disorder that that is portrayed by two or more disturbances that can include silent blocks, sound prolongations, broken words, etc.…
Running Head: Speech/ Language Pathologist Speech/ Language Pathology This article is about Speech and Language Pathology. Speech and language Pathologists work with people who cannot produce speech sounds or cannot produce them clearly, or those with speech rhythm and fluency problems, (such as stuttering). Also, they work with people with voice disorders, (such as wrong pitch or harsh voice).They work with those also with problems understanding and producing language, or people with cognitive communication impairments (such as attention, memory, and problem solving disorders) and they help prevent swallowing trouble. Speech/ language and swallowing troubles may happen from a couple of causes such as stroke, hearing loss, brain injury,…
The objective of this study that Edwards, Kileny, and Van Riper presented was to provide detailed information regarding twenty-two individuals with a condition characterized by ocular coloboma, heart defects, atretic choanae, retarded growth, and ear anomalies or hearing loss, otherwise known as CHARGE syndrome. CHARGE syndrome may include other conditions not mentioned in the acronym that have been reported, such as orofacial clefts, facial palsy, vestibular anomalies, and trachea-esophageal atresia. Ear abnormalities in individuals with CHARGE syndrome may involve a short and/or wide pinna with an unusually small lobule, a hypoplastic helix, and a triangle-shaped concha. The external ear may appear to be rotated in a posterior position, as…
The other equipment issue that was present in this case was the lack of an available code cart on the psychiatric unit. This again can be argued as causing patient harm, by delaying…
For my public policy, I decided to focus on Head Start. The Head Start Act is a Federal act. It was last reauthorized in December 2007. This act provides funding for private and public non-profit agencies, as well as compensation for educators, research and evaluation of program models, and monitoring activities. The purpose of Head Start programs are to prepare young children (birth to five years) for school.…
Visual feedback is used to show the patients the level of loudness that they need to achieve. LVST focuses mostly on the respiratory system, resonance and phonation. Efficacy of the Study, Level and Study Design of Lee Silverman Voice…
This made the patient and family members weary of taking advice or reasoning from the…
Neurofibromatosis ! “ The most common disorder you’ve never heard of”. This was not suppose to happen to me. From what I thought I just had a struggle in school and that my so called Cafe Ola spots where just birthmarks, I just had over 50 of them. There were no other signs.…
In any singer’s life, the formation of vocal nodules on the vocal cords can bring about feelings of fear and devastation. Though treatment is available, vocal nodules have the potential to permanently damage or change the voice, making singing painful and almost impossible. However, if one seeks treatment immediately, nodules can be eradicated. Nodules are formed when the voice is continuously abused, and among other symptoms, may cause throat inflammation, hoarseness, and the feeling of a lump in the back of the throat. They are diagnosed through a series of laryngeal examinations, checking for irregular growths and looking at the movement of the cords.…
Myoelastic-aerodynamic theory is the term used to describe the way that the vocal folds vibrate. The theory consists of an interaction of muscle forces (myo), elastic recoil forces (elastic), and aerodynamic forces. I will now describe the myoelastic-aerodynamic theory using the following diagram. Diagram A starts on the exhalation phase and the vocal folds are in phonatory position. The vocal folds are contracted by the Interarytenoids and the Lateral cricoid arytenoids.…
1. Introduction This paper reports sociolinguistic variation and change patterns of T-glottalling in Manchester comparing with other dialects of English. T-gottalling, the phonological process whereby /t/ is replaced by a glottal stop in non-initial position, has been considered as the accent all over the UK in recent years. Database (number of token, factors); the definition of T-glottalling and simple example; the characteristic of Manchester pattern; T-glottalling, in English phonology, a sound change that causes the phoneme is replaced by the glottal stop [ʔ] in certain position.…