An improved audiometer for specific language impaired children

The ability to detect only certain frequencies of sound is called a hearing impairment. Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is a very common type of impairment found in many children. Generally, children with SLI are often diagnosed with developmental language disorder and as they grew older they may find difficulty in learning new words and making a conversation. Since children with SLI have no hearing loss, an adaptive computerized program was developed to generate speech from the text entered so as to examine their language accuracy. The application was developed using the Matlab® environment. A child's brain cannot process the rapidly changing audio information within a short period of time and hence a delayed speech will be generated. The delay speed at which a particular child can differentiate words having a similar sound was identified. The child can then be treated accordingly with the help of speech therapy software that makes the brain function better after consistent therapies.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

msc

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

masters-pg

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Strathclyde

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Packiaraj, Annie Pushpam

DOI

10.48730/z4ay-a849

Identifier

T13231

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:strathclyde:6w924b89c