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.

Prosthodontic Rehabilitation of Arabic Speaking Individuals with Velopharyngeal Incompetence: A Preliminary Study.

Background: Hypernasality is a frequently encountered problem in the speech of individuals with velopharyngeal incompetence. The use of palatal lift appliance (PLA) is the main treatment option for correction of velopharyngeal incompetence. The literature on the outcomes of using prosthetics treatment for Arabic speaking patients is scarce.

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.

Outcomes of Palatal Lift Prosthesis on Dysarthric Speech.

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the effect of palatal lift prosthesis (PLP) on the speech of individuals with different types of dysarthria.

Participants: Thirty (19 males and 11 females) native speakers of Jordanian Arabic with dysarthria participated in the study. The age of the participants ranged from 8 to 67 years with an average of 34.