Acoustic characteristics of Arabic pharyngealized obstruents in children with cochlear implants.

Speech production of children with cochlear implants (CIs) is generally characterized by low intelligibility and reduced phoneme accuracy. However, limited research investigated their speech production using acoustic measures. The current study examined voice onset time (VOT) for pharyngealized plosives [t,d], and spectral moments and noise duration for pharyngealized fricatives [s,ð] produced by Arabic speaking children with CIs.

Normal Patterns of Nasometric Values in Adult Jordanian Speakers of Arabic.

Purpose: The study sought to establish normative nasometric values for adult Jordanian speakers of Arabic. Gender-related differences and intraspeaker variability of nasalance scores were investigated.

Methods: A total of 113 adult speakers of Jordanian Arabic (56 men and 57 women) without speech-language and hearing impairments or craniofacial anomalies ranging in age between 18 and 55 participated in the study.

Cleft Lip and Palate: Demographic Patterns and the Associated Communication Disorders.

Purpose: This study investigated demographical characteristics, health status, and associated communication disorders in patients with orofacial clefts (OFCs) in Northern Jordan.

Methods: A retrospective study of 226 cleft patients and their families was carried out between March 2012 and September 2016 at the Speech and Hearing Clinic and the Maxillofacial Center at King Abdullah University Hospital. Data were collected by interviewing patients and caregivers, having patients or caregiver to complete a questionnaire and reviewing the patient's medical records.

Validity of test stimuli for nasalance measurement in speakers of Jordanian Arabic.

Objective: The objective of the study was to establish the validity of passages for measuring nasalance of Jordanian speakers of Arabic.

Design: Two Arabic text passages were constructed; the Spring Passage is devoid of nasal consonants and the Home Passage contains both oral and nasal consonants. Nasalance was measured for participants while reciting each passage three times.

Single word and sentence intelligibility in children with cochlear implants.

This study examined the intelligibility of speech produced by 17 children (aged 4-11 years) with cochlear implants. Stimulus items included sentences from the Beginners' Intelligibility Test (BIT) and words from the Children Speech Intelligibility Measure (CSIM). Naïve listeners responded by writing sentences heard or with two types of responses to the word recordings; open transcription (CSIM-T) and closed set multiple choice (CSIM-MC).