“The altar of technology” (Chial, 1990) Instrumentation “The altar of technology” (Chial, 1990)
Options for Quantitative Evaluation(s) Acoustic analysis Respiratory Analysis Resonance Analysis
Respiratory Analysis Aerophone (Kay Elemetrics) Pulmonary Function Analyzer (Kelleher Medical) Computer supported-digital Analog devices
Acoustic Analysis Kay Elemetrics Tiger Instruments Computerized Speech Laboratory (CSL) Visi-Pitch II Laryngograph Tiger Instruments Dr. Speech (Minifie) C-Speech (Malinovic)
Resonance Nasometer Spectroscopy
Respiration Vital capacity for speech needs variety of pressure, force and ratio calibration cleaning/disinfecting
Acoustics Frequency, Intensity and Waveform Perturbation measures Fundamental Frequency: F0 modal Perturbation measures jitter: relative average perturbation (Koike) “hoarseness” shimmer:
Resonance Nasalance: oral-nasal acoustic ratio Kay Elemetrics, Pine Brook, New Jersey “Nasogram” Quantification of nasality