Feasibility of the electrolarynx for enabling communication in the chronically critically ill: The EECCHO study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.06.013
Abstract: Purpose: To assess feasibility of producing intelligible and comprehensible speech with an electrolarynx; measure anxiety, communication ease, and satisfaction before/after electrolarynx training; and identify barriers/facilitators. Methods: We included tracheostomized adults from 3 units following commands,… read more here.
Keywords: difficulty; communication; anxiety; word intelligibility ... See more keywords
Effects of auditory selective attention on word intelligibility and detection threshold of narrow-band noise
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DOI: 10.1121/1.5068100
Abstract: By directing auditory selective attention, humans can recognize a target sound from multiple environmental sounds. Evidence suggests that the effect of auditory selective attention is observed not only in the frequency domain, but also in… read more here.
Keywords: selective attention; auditory selective; detection threshold; word intelligibility ... See more keywords