Biomedical subjects

B Murdoch

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Educating speech-language pathologists for a multicultural world.

This paper presents critical elements and current needs in educating speech-language pathologists for a multicultural world. A proposed paradigm shift in clinical teaching using the UK model is also introduced. In addition, a case study on the American Speech Language Hearing Association's efforts in implementing the Multicultural Action Agenda by networking with the Asian Pacific Islander caucus is described. A survey of multicultural elements in programs in Australia and New Zealand is included. Finally, suggestions for collaboration with those in established professional bodies to meet the increasing needs of a multicultural world are provided.

Cultural Diversity↗

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Measuring the understanding of sentences by hearing-impaired children: comparison with connected discourse ratings.

Measuring the understanding of connected speech by hearing-impaired children is desirable if an appropriate rehabilitative or special educational program is to be implemented or monitored. This study was undertaken to explore the potential of a Cantonese version of the Helen sentence test as a measure of understanding connected speech by a group of 54 mildly to profoundly hearing-impaired children, and to compare the results from this sentence test with those achieved by the same children on a connected discourse test. The effects of two different hearing aid frequency responses and two noise conditions on the results from both tests were also examined. Findings from the present study revealed that the Helen sentence test could be successfully adapted for use with Cantonese-speaking hearing-impaired children in Hong Kong. When compared to the connected discourse test, the modified Helen test produced significantly higher scores and was more sensitive to changes in noise level, especially for the severely and profoundly hearing-impaired children.

Adolescent↗

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Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in two-month-old infants: a normative study.

Researchers have recently reported the effects of age, sex, ear asymmetry, and subject's activity status on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs). The present study aimed to expand upon such reports by describing the characteristics of TEOAE spectra obtained from a cohort of 607 two-month-old infants in community child health clinics. Results indicated significant sex, ear and activity state effects on the signal:noise ratio, response, whole wave and band reproducibility values. These findings suggest the need for TEOAE normative data to be expressed as a function of sex, ear, and activity state of infants. These characteristics of TEOAE spectra may shape future investigations into appropriate pass fail criteria for two-month-old infants.

Arousal↗