SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

Papers a speech-language pathologist can act on — aphasia, dysphagia, developmental language, fluency, voice and augmentative communication — read in full and summarised plainly.

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• SLPCase-Control2016A polymorphism in human estrogen-related receptor beta (ESRRβ) predicts audiometric temporary threshold shift.International journal of audiologyMusic students carrying a specific ESRRβ gene variant showed greater temporary hearing loss after brief noise exposure than those without it. This suggests the variant may increase susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, though the study did not test permanent damage or general populations.
• SLPOther2016A systematic variant annotation approach for ranking genes associated with autism spectrum disorders.Molecular autismAn autism genetics database ranked genes using rare and common variants linked to autism. SHANK3, CHD8 and ADNP scored highest. It ranks genes, not patients, and offers no clinical test or treatment guidance.
• SLPRCT2016Impact of Hearing Aid Technology on Outcomes in Daily Life II: Speech Understanding and Listening Effort.Ear and hearingPremium and basic hearing aids showed no clear difference in speech understanding or listening effort for older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Hearing aids improved speech understanding and reduced effort versus unaided listening, with one small laboratory effort advantage.
• PTOTSLPCohort2016Unmet Health Services Needs Among US Children with Developmental Disabilities: Associations with Family Impact and Child Functioning.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPUnmet health service needs were not linked to children's behavioral problems the next year, but they were common, especially therapy and respite needs, and linked to family financial and employment impacts.
• OTSLPCase Series2017The Cognitive and Behavioral Phenotypes of Individuals with CHRNA7 Duplications.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with CHRNA7 duplications often had speech or language delay, lower IQ scores, and reduced adaptive skills. Speech delay affected 11 of 18, and five scored below 70 on IQ testing. This is a pattern, not evidence that a treatment works.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2017The danger zone: Systematic review of the role of HMGB1 danger signalling in traumatic brain injury.Brain injuryHMGB1 levels in blood and spinal fluid rise after brain injury and predict death or severe disability. Animal studies show blocking HMGB1 reduces brain swelling and improves movement. These are biomarker and preclinical findings, not tested treatments for patients.
• SLPOther2017The Effect of Pivotal Response Treatment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Non-randomized Study with a Blinded Outcome Measure.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren receiving PRT showed lower observed autism severity after 6 months, while children receiving usual care showed higher severity. The trial was not randomised and the PRT group started at higher severity, so this does not prove PRT caused the change.
• PTOTSLPRCT2017Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Reducing Misconceptions Among Ethnic Minorities With Complicated Mild to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationA one-hour home visit by a bilingual educator cut misconceptions about brain injury recovery. This reduction held at one month for English speakers but faded for Spanish speakers, who may need booster sessions to keep the gains.
• SLPOther2017Phonological encoding in speech-sound disorder: evidence from a cross-modal priming experiment.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren with speech sound disorder did not show the predicted naming speed benefit from words that share the picture ending. They were faster than typical peers relative to the neutral tone, but this did not support the idea that their sound planning was less mature.
• OTSLPQualitative2017The meaning of participation for children in Malawi: insights from children and caregivers.Child: care, health and developmentRural Malawian children and carers described participation as helping at home, chatting and playing. Children with disabilities were often kept near home, not expected to do chores, and faced barriers from community attitudes and parents who denied them chances.
• SLPOther2017New Evidence That Nonlinear Source-Filter Coupling Affects Harmonic Intensity and fo Stability During Instances of Harmonics Crossing Formants.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVoice intensity peaks became uneven and pitch jumps appeared when harmonics crossed vocal tract resonances in eight healthy adults using tube extensions. The voice and vocal tract likely interacted in a nonlinear way.
• SLPNarrative Review2017Human Speech: A Restricted Use of the Mammalian Larynx.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationRoutine low-pitch speech may underuse laryngeal muscles, a theoretical voice review proposes. It reports no new patients or outcomes.
• SLPOther2017Validation of list equivalency for Mandarin speech materials to use with cochlear implant listeners.International journal of audiologyMandarin CI test lists previously deemed equivalent for normal-hearing simulations are not equivalent for real implant users. Excluding specific difficult lists restores equivalency. Monosyllable scores do not predict sentence or disyllable performance, so all three must be tested.
• SLPOther2017Efficacy of Six Tasks to Clear Laryngeal Mucus Aggregation.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationHard throat clearing significantly reduced thick mucus lumps and severe thickness, while the four common alternative behaviors did not clear mucus. However, the study was too small to change clinical practice, and the alternatives remain biomechanically less harmful.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2016Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation of Attention and Executive Function in Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationComputerized attention and executive training after acquired brain injury was often reported to improve test scores, but no standard program, control, or dose emerged, so it does not tell therapists which treatment to use.
• SLPOther2016Deriving gradient measures of child speech from crowdsourced ratings.Journal of communication disordersCrowdsourced ratings from nine untrained listeners accurately measure gradient speech errors like covert /r/ contrasts. Binary and visual analog scales produce equally valid results, but binary ratings are faster. This offers a practical alternative to acoustic analysis or expert panels for assessing speech development.
• SLPCohort2016Effects of Change in Tongue Pressure and Salivary Flow Rate on Swallow Efficiency Following Chemoradiation Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer.DysphagiaAfter chemoradiation for head and neck cancer, saliva flow fell and its change predicted swallowing efficiency change on 1mL thin, 3mL nectar, and 3mL pudding boluses. Tongue pressure and endurance showed no clear change. Check saliva before assuming tongue strength is the main problem.
• SLPOther2016Hearing protector fit testing with off-shore oil-rig inspectors in Louisiana and Texas.International journal of audiologyFit testing found many oil-rig inspectors could not reach the needed 25 dB earplug protection with their usual protectors. Retraining and different earplugs helped most reach it, but not all.
• SLPCohort2016Speech audiometry findings from HIV+ and HIV- adults in the MACS and WIHS longitudinal cohort studies.Journal of communication disordersWord recognition scores were similar in HIV+ and HIV- adults. HIV+ adults needed slightly louder speech to repeat words, but only borderline; HIV disease markers were not linked to either result.
• SLPOther2016Mimetic desire in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismSocial influence on preference did not differ between adults with autism and controls. Both groups rated objects as more desirable when they appeared to be someone's goal. The effect did not relate to reduced pleasure, depression, or social judgment.
• OTSLPCohort2016Effects of Depression and Antidepressant Use on Cognitive Deficits and Functional Cognition Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationIn severe TBI, depression was not linked to worse cognitive test scores, but people with depression reported more everyday cognitive limitations. Antidepressant use was linked to worse cognitive scores, not necessarily causing them.
• SLPOther2017The Benefits of Increased Sensation Level and Bandwidth for Spatial Release From Masking.Ear and hearingSpeech recognition thresholds improved when the target was at a higher level and when competing talkers were spatially separated. When audibility was equated across frequencies, bandwidth also helped, but this was a lab study, not hearing aid fitting.
• SLPOther2017Gradient perception of children's productions of /s/ and /θ/: A comparative study of rating methods.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsAdult listeners' line ratings of children's /s/ and /θ/ productions varied across the whole scale and tracked how a group heard the sounds. A single rating line may capture fine sound detail that a simple /s/ or /θ/ choice misses.
• OTSLPCohort2017The salience of the self: Self-referential processing and internalizing problems in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchYouth with autism showed reduced self-positivity and weaker memory for self-relevant information. However, positive self-views protected against anxiety and depression in all children, but only if they had strong memory for self-relevant details.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Factors Associated with Self-Injurious Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from Two Large National Samples.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSelf-injury in children with autism is linked to sleep problems, sensory issues, aggression, anxiety, and lower adaptive skills. It is also associated with younger age and lower socioeconomic status. These findings support asking about self-injury when these other behaviors or factors are present.
• SLPCohort2017Prospective Study of Gastroesophageal Reflux, Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and H2-Receptor Antagonists, and Risk of Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingFrequent and long-standing reflux symptoms were associated with higher self-reported hearing loss. Reflux medicines were not associated after reflux symptoms were taken into account.
• SLPOther2017Modulation of Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) Relaxation and Opening During Volume Swallowing.DysphagiaIn eight healthy adults, swallowing larger volumes changed how the upper esophageal sphincter opened. At 20 ml, the bolus itself pushed the sphincter open before the submental muscles peaked. This suggests 20 ml exceeds the optimal single-swallow volume.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Are heart rate dynamics in the transition from rest to submaximal exercise related to maximal cardiorespiratory responses in COPD?Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn 15 men with moderate-to-severe COPD, how much heart rate variability changed from standing rest to a six-minute walk correlated with how far they walked. A stronger shift in autonomic balance predicted longer distance. This is an observational link, not proof that heart rate tests can replace walking tests.
• SLPQualitative2017"It was like walking without knowing where I was going": A Qualitative Study of Autism in a UK Somali Migrant Community.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSomali parents in Bristol said autism was a new word, and stigma, faith and family advice made acceptance hard. They faced confusing diagnosis, language barriers and fragmented services, so help was delayed. Parents asked for Somali link workers and clear explanations.
• SLPOther2016Human Envelope Following Responses to Amplitude Modulation: Effects of Aging and Modulation Depth.Ear and hearingOlder adults did not differ from young adults in detecting loudness fluctuations. The oldest adults’ brain responses changed shape and timing as fluctuations increased, and brain-response thresholds tracked detection ability.
• SLPOther2016Exploratory analysis of real personal emergency response call conversations: considerations for personal emergency response spoken dialogue systems.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn real emergency calls, older adults spoke more slowly, used shorter turns and more one-word answers than care providers. High-risk calls had fewer words, fewer turns and shorter response times. This describes speech patterns, not tested interventions.
• SLPOther2016Cerebellar gray matter differentiates children with early language delay in autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn children with autism, early language delay was associated with reduced left cerebellar gray matter; both autism groups showed reduced right cerebellar gray matter compared with typically developing children.
• SLPOther2017The Acoustics of Word-Initial Fricatives and Their Effect on Word-Level Intelligibility in Children With Bilateral Cochlear Implants.Ear and hearingChildren with cochlear implants produced /s/ and /ʃ/ with less acoustic contrast than hearing peers. In noise, their /s/ words were harder to understand than their /ʃ/ words, but there was no significant difference between the two groups for either sound alone.
• OTSLPCohort2017Mid-childhood outcomes of infant siblings at familial high-risk of autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research15 of 42 high-risk siblings met autism criteria at age 7; they had lower adaptive behaviour and more ADHD and anxiety than low-risk controls. The 24 high-risk siblings without autism had typical-range IQ and language but more separation anxiety.
• SLPCohort2017ADHD severity as it relates to comorbid psychiatric symptomatology in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).Research in developmental disabilitiesIn 99 children with autism, the severity of ADHD symptoms, not the severity of autism itself, predicted the number and intensity of other psychiatric problems. Clinicians should assess ADHD severity to identify risk for comorbid anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues.
• SLPOther2017Increasing Opportunities for Question-Asking in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Effectiveness of Staff Training in Pivotal Response Treatment.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTraining inpatient staff in Pivotal Response Treatment increased one-to-one opportunities for children with autism to ask questions. However, these skills did not generalize to group settings, and only a minority of children maintained the question-asking behavior at six-month follow-up.
• SLPSystematic Review2017Psychological Therapy for People with Tinnitus: A Scoping Review of Treatment Components.Ear and hearingTwenty-five themes of psychological therapy components for tinnitus were cataloged across 64 records. The review did not show which components work, and no included trial clearly tested therapy delivered by audiologists.
• SLPOther2017Divergence of Age-Related Differences in Social-Communication: Improvements for Typically Developing Youth but Declines for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersOlder typically developing youth were rated as having fewer social communication difficulties. Older youth with autism without intellectual disability were rated as having more difficulties in the main analysis, but not when groups were similar in IQ and sex.
• SLPCase-Control2017Prenatal toxoplasmosis antibody and childhood autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMothers with T. gondii IgM antibodies were less likely to have a child with autism, but only a few mothers had these antibodies. Children of mothers with IgG antibodies did not show a clear increase in autism risk.
• SLPOther2017Age-Related Differences in Listening Effort During Degraded Speech Recognition.Ear and hearingOlder adults made more mistakes than younger adults on a visual task while repeating degraded sentences, but reaction time did not show the same difference. Sentence recognition itself was largely similar between the groups.
• SLPSurvey2017Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among a Representative Sample of Canadian Children and Adolescents, 3 to 19 Years of Age.Ear and hearingIn Canadian children and adolescents aged 6 to 19, 7.7% had measured hearing loss in one or more ears. Most loss was unilateral and mild, so parents and teachers may not notice it.
• SLPCase-Control2017Lexical tone recognition in noise in normal-hearing children and prelingually deafened children with cochlear implants.International journal of audiologyChildren with cochlear implants recognized Mandarin tones worse than normal-hearing peers, and noise worsened them further. Tone 2 and 3 were most confused. In quiet, their scores were like normal-hearing children at -6 dB.
• SLPOther2017Lateralization of Interaural Level Differences with Multiple Electrode Stimulation in Bilateral Cochlear-Implant Listeners.Ear and hearingBilateral cochlear implant users often hear sounds intended to be centered in the head as shifted to one side. Adjusting electrode levels to correct these biases significantly reduced them, potentially improving spatial hearing.
• SLPCase-Control2017Behavioral and emotional problems in high-functioning girls and boys with autism spectrum disorders: Parents' reports and adolescents' self-reports.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceGirls and boys with ASD did not differ in behavioral or emotional problems. Both groups reported more withdrawn, anxious/depressed, and social problems than matched peers, and parents rated them higher on all scales.
• SLPOther2017Expiratory and Inspiratory Cries Detection Using Different Signals' Decomposition Techniques.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAn automatic system separated audible newborn cry breath-out and breath-in segments from noisy recordings, with a best error rate of 8.98%. It is a signal processing step, not a patient outcome study.
• SLPOther2017Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdults with autism varied widely in camouflaging. Women scored higher than men on average, but the score cannot separate men from women.
• SLPSystematic Review2017Speech and language interventions for infants aged 0 to 2 years at high risk for cerebral palsy: a systematic review.Developmental medicine and child neurologyNo speech or language interventions specifically designed for infants at high risk for cerebral palsy were found. Parent interaction programs had low to moderate evidence for communication gains.
• SLPPilot2017Pharyngeal Pressure and Timing During Bolus Transit.DysphagiaIn healthy adults, pressure at the front of a moving liquid bolus was low, while pressure at the back and during clearance was high. Clearance pressures were greatest at the lower UES. This describes healthy pressure patterns, not a treatment effect.
• SLPOther2016Hearing impairment, cognition and speech understanding: exploratory factor analyses of a comprehensive test battery for a group of hearing aid users, the n200 study.International journal of audiologyIn hearing aid users, cognition was linked more strongly to speech in noise when sentences gave no clues. Hearing thresholds alone did not tell the whole story. This may explain why some patients struggle more with speech without context than with context.
• SLPOther2016Alexithymia, but not autism spectrum disorder, may be related to the production of emotional facial expressions.Molecular autismHigher alexithymic traits were linked to less emotional facial expression and more neutral expression in children with and without autism. Autistic traits were not linked to expression overall, and diagnosis group differences were limited.