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1990

Communication Sciences and Disorders

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The Duration Of Tinnitus In An Aging Population, Mary Engel May 1990

The Duration Of Tinnitus In An Aging Population, Mary Engel

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The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the perceived severity of chronic tinnitus in a geriatric population increased, decreased, or remained constant with the passage of time. A questionnaire was designed to ascertain the subjects' perceived severity at time of onset and the perceived severity of their current tinnitus. The subjects were asked to rate their past and present tinnitus severity according to how much it bothered them. They were also asked questions pertaining to noise exposure history, hearing aid use, and tinnitus sound parameters for purposes of comparison with other groups previously studied.


Pragmatic Conversational Skills Of Children Identified As Emotionally Disturbed, Deidre Winder Jan 1990

Pragmatic Conversational Skills Of Children Identified As Emotionally Disturbed, Deidre Winder

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Communication refers to the conveyance of intended messages so that the listeners' attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors are changed. Communication through a language system may be thought of as the integration of the three components of content (semantics), form (syntax), and use (language in context or pragmatics). The corning together of content, form, and use in signs, words, phrases, and discourse is the essence of language development. The synergism of content/form/use makes up language competence, or knowledge. When children speak and understand a message, they have a plan that is knowledge of language and they use that plan for the behavior …