Outcomes of Articulation Training in Children with Hearing Impairement
ZHANG Fang
ZHU Xiangzhi
LI Yongqin
SONG Caifeng
ZHANG Lei
LI Hongtao
Abstract：Objective To report outcomes of articulation training in children with hearing impairment.Methods Sixty pre-school hearing-impaired children were recruited from March 2020 to March 2022.Among them,30 received conventional individualized training(controls),and 30 received combined articulation training(study group).The Artic-ulation Speech Ability Assessment Scale was administered in both groups before and after intervention.Results After 6 months of articulation training,children in the study group showed significantly better overall articulation clarity,conso-nant clarity and vowel clarity compared to the controls(0.73±0.18 vs 0.63±0.15,0.62±0.16 vs 0.50±0.13 and 0.88±0.15 vs 0.78±0.18,respectively,P<0.05 or P<0.01).Coefficient of variation in articulation clarity decreased as rehabilitation progressed.Conclusion Articulation training helps improve articulation clarity in hearing-impaired children,enhances their speech function and improves clinical outcomes.
Keywords：articalation trainingchildren with hearing impairementefficacy
Publication Date：2024-02-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 167-170 )