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Journal of Speech and Hearing Research Vol.34 1057-1065 October 1991.
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Effects of Long-Term Tracheostomy on Spectral Characteristics of Vowel Production

Ruth Saletsky Kamen 1
Ben C. Watson 1
1 University of Texas at Dallas/Callier Center for Communication Disorders

This study investigated the effects of long-term tracheostomy on the development of speech. Eight children who underwent tracheotomy during the prelingual period were compared to matched controls on selected spectral parameters of the speech acoustic signal and standard measures of oral-motor, phonologic, and articulatory proficiency. Analysis of formant frequency values revealed significant between-group differences. Children with histories of long-term tracheostomy showed reduced acoustic vowel space, as defined by group formant frequency values. This suggests that these children were limited in their ability to produce extreme vocal tract configurations for vowels /a,i,u/ postdecannulation. Oral motor patterns were less mature, and sound substitutions were not only more variable for this group, but also reflected a persistent overlay of maladaptive compensations developed during cannulation.

KEY WORDS: pediatric tracheostomy, spectral measures, vowel production, development

Submitted on June 28, 1990
Accepted on December 6, 1990


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