Resonance disorders due to cleft palate and other aetiologies are frequently assessed in conjunction with nasometry. The most commonly used instrument is the Nasometer by KayPentax. A new model Nasometer 6450 was compared to an older model 6200 using both synthetic and speech stimuli. There was a particular focus on test-retest variability of the instrument. The Nasometers were found to yield comparable results. The inter session test-retest variability ranged from six to eight points, depending on the stimulus. The Nasometer 6450 was then used to collect nasalance scores of simulated resonance disorders. A discriminant analysis was applied to these scores. The resultant formulas were moderately successful in predicting perceived resonance when applied to pre-existing data sets.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/35115 |
| Date | 18 March 2013 |
| Creators | de Boer, Gillian |
| Contributors | Tim, Bressmann |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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