Study Examines Effect of Voice Disorders and Listener Strategies on Speech Intelligibility (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Study Examines Effect of Voice Disorders and Listener Strategies on Speech Intelligibility

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Connie Porcaro, Ph.D., first author and an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in FAU's College of Education, uses an electroglottography to measure how open and closed a person's vocal folds are when they are speaking, which can correspond with a hoarse or breathy voice.

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