Diadochokinetic Rate In The Speech Of The Hearing Impaired

Abstract

Oral diadochokinetic rate in the speech of the in severely hearing handicapped subjects was measured using sound spectrograph. Thirty normally nearing individuals matched for age, sex and education as far as possible, served as controls. The hearing impaired subjects per formed poorly in their oral task when compared to normally hearing subjects. The possible reasons for this poor performance of the hearing impaired subjects have been identified. Therapeutic implications have been drawn