Re: Nasility in Speech

[Guest guest]

Hi Colleen,

also had a nasal quality to his speech a while ago. And since

we knew he did not have anything abnormal with his palate, we knew it

must be his hearing aids. After his audie tweeked his hearing aids

his voice came back to a nice quality.

I would go to the ENT first to rule out any abnormalities, and then

if they find nothing I would really consider that the aids are not

properly set.

Good Luck,

Debbie

's Mom

[Guest guest]

Im just reading this now and I didn't see the initial message, My daughter

had a (sp?)sub-mucal cleft palate, and also there is a flap of skin that is

supposed to close in the back of the nose to prevent the air to go up, she

had to have these repaired when she was about 3 years old, she still (at age

11) has some nasality but it has improved. Not sure if you had the test for

this but its worth looking into.

[Guest guest]

> She can't blow a cotton ball, bubbles, she is using her nose for everything.

Has anyone

experienced this. Any help will be greatly appreciated....<snip>...since it

looks like I

am the one that is going to have to push for the answers. <

Speech and the Hearing-Impaired Child : Theory and Practice by Ling

http://lonestar.texas.net/~listenup/books/av.htm

and if I recall correctly

Foundations of Spoken Language for Hearing Impaired Children by Ling

I have the first book, but have read the second. The first is highly technical

and the

second is more reader friendly.

I like this book because it goes through a number of articulation problems,

including

nasality, and tells you current theory as to why the error is occuring, as well

as how to

correct it. Nasality was pretty complicated (covered 6 pages or so and I'm not

sure if I

understood it all).

If I get a chance, and if I remember, I'll see if the second book mentioned is

available

to me on Wednesday and let you know what it has to say.

Kay

[Guest guest]

Re: Nasility in Speech

> I like this book

Which one the first or the second.

because it goes through a number of articulation problems, including

> nasality, and tells you current theory as to why the error is occuring, as

well as how to

> correct it.

It sounds as though I need to order this book.

Nasality was pretty complicated (covered 6 pages or so and I'm not sure if I

> understood it all).

Well, then I guess I am doombed if you didn't understand it, I can assure

you I won't understand it . But I will very interested in trying to

understand it anyway. Would it benefit me to order both of these books or

do they both cover the same thing.

>

> If I get a chance, and if I remember, I'll see if the second book

mentioned is available

> to me on Wednesday and let you know what it has to say.

>

> Kay

>

I would really appreciate it, thank very much.

Take Care

Colleen

mom to 7 (hearing, asthma and allergies)

mom to le 2 1/2 hoh

[Guest guest]

Re: Nasility in Speech

> had a (sp?)sub-mucal cleft palate, and also there is a flap of skin that

is

> supposed to close in the back of the nose to prevent the air to go up, she

> had to have these repaired when she was about 3 years old, still (at > 11)

has some nasality but it has improved. Not sure if you had the test for

> this but its worth looking into.

I have an appointment set up to see the ENT but they can't see us until the

middle of June, I had her to the peds yesterday for something else and

asked her if she could check the soft palate for VPI (which is what you

explained above) which she did, but it was very quickly and she didn't seem

to think there was a palate problem at all. Her answer was she wouldn't

worry about it.

I expressed to her, I was and I will until I get an answer. I explained to

her that I have questioned Danni's speech therpatist, and auditory

therpatist,( through Early Intervention )and her audiologist, and they all

agree, that since she has a flat hearing loss that her speech sounds should

not be nasally at all. She then said, oh I would just give it time. My

reply was I have and it's getting much worse. Right now I am in the process

of seeing if I can find a Speech-Language Pathologist that specify's in VPI

in my area. And maybe get a sooner appointment with them. Just to ease my

own mind about this. If there is nothing that can be done that is fine too.

But if there is a reason that she is hypernasal and it can be corrected, I

want to get it corrected, because I am the only one that understands

actually what she is saying and she is getting very frustrated. If you

don't understand stand her after the second time she start hitting the

person.

Thanks to all of you that replied it's greatly appreciated it.

Take Care

Colleen

mom to 7 (hearing, asthma and allergies)

mom to le 2 1/2 (hoh, etc)

[Guest guest]

<<flat hearing loss>>

I have been following this conversation but I am not fimilar with this term,

could you tell me what it meant by flat hearing loss??..

thank you

tnt/logansigns

[Guest guest]

She doesn't have a high frequency loss or a low frequency loss her loss is

very close to straight across for both ears, 45db right 55db left, on her

audiogram. It doesn't slope.

Take Care

Colleen

Mom to 7 (hearing, asthma and allergies)

Mom to Danni 2 1/2 (HOH, etc)

Re: Nasility in Speech

> <<flat hearing loss>>

>

> I have been following this conversation but I am not fimilar with this

term, could you tell me what it meant by flat hearing loss??..

>

> thank you

> tnt/logansigns

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