A non-language-specific speech test to evaluate the speech of cleft patients from different language and cultural backgrounds – A pilot study

Cleft speech tests are not universally available. We developed a tool to fill this gap, especially in the context of a cleft mission setting. We performed a pilot study to evaluate the test's ability to differentiate between the speech of cleft patients and healthy individuals from three differ...

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Published in:Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery 2018-01, Vol.46 (1), p.50-55
Main Authors: Kleinfeld, Heiko Cornelis, Foldenauer, Ann Christina, Ghassemi, Mehrangiz, Modabber, Ali, Movahedian Attar, Bijan, Ahmed, Syed Sayeed, Neuschaefer-Rube, Christiane, Ghassemi, Alireza
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cleft speech pathology
Cleft speech test
Consonant–vowel combinations
Dentistry
Nonsensical syllables
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Summary:Cleft speech tests are not universally available. We developed a tool to fill this gap, especially in the context of a cleft mission setting. We performed a pilot study to evaluate the test's ability to differentiate between the speech of cleft patients and healthy individuals from three different language backgrounds. We used 78 made-up, nonsensical syllables to evaluate hypernasality, nasal emissions, and consonant errors. Cleft (n = 41) and non-cleft (n = 39) individuals from three countries were included in this study. Two speech and language pathologists, blinded to the examination, rated the audio recording independently. Patients from Germany (n = 12; mean age 15.2), Iran (n = 14; mean age 7), and India (n = 15; mean age 14.7 years) were evaluated. We observed a significant difference in each category (p 
ISSN:1010-5182
1878-4119
DOI:10.1016/j.jcms.2017.10.023