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Effects Of Short-Term Auditory Deprivation On Speech Production In Adult Cochlear Implant Users, Mario A. Svirsky, Harlan Lane, Joseph S. Perkell, Jane Wozniak
Effects Of Short-Term Auditory Deprivation On Speech Production In Adult Cochlear Implant Users, Mario A. Svirsky, Harlan Lane, Joseph S. Perkell, Jane Wozniak
Harlan Lane
Speech production parameters of three postlingually deafened adults who use cochlear implants were measured: after 24 h of auditory deprivation (which was achieved by turning the subject's speech processor off); after turning the speech processor back on; and after turning the speech processor off again. The measured parameters included vowel acoustics [F1, F2, F0, sound-pressure level (SPL), duration and H1–H2, the amplitude difference between the first two spectral harmonics, a correlate of breathiness] while reading word lists, and average airflow during the reading of passages. Changes in speech processor state (on-to-off or vice versa) were accompanied by numerous changes in …