A deaf woman learning to control her excessive vocal loudness through a portable feedback system

Percept Mot Skills. 1999 Jun;88(3 Pt 2):1347-9. doi: 10.2466/pms.1999.88.3c.1347.

Abstract

A deaf woman learned to control her excessive vocal loudness through a portable feedback system, which provided vibratory stimulation when her voice was too loud. The mean percentage of excessively loud talking decreased from 45 prior to the use of feedback to 3 during the use of feedback. This improvement (documented by formal observation) was confirmed by normally hearing people sharing the work environment with the woman. The woman preferred a system with a contact microphone since this was virtually unaffected by environmental noise.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biofeedback, Psychology / instrumentation*
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Deafness / complications
  • Deafness / psychology*
  • Electronics, Medical / instrumentation
  • Feedback / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Physical Stimulation
  • Touch / physiology*
  • Vibration
  • Voice Disorders / etiology
  • Voice Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Voice Training