Browsing College of Allied Health Sciences by Author "Stuart, Andrew"
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RELEASE FROM MASKING: BEHAVIORAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES IN YOUNG AND OLDER LISTENERS
Faucette, Sarah P. (East Carolina University, 2018-04-19)Difficulty listening to speech under challenging conditions is the main complaint of audiology patients. Researchers have explored the cause of this concern, however, many questions are left unanswered. The primary concern ... -
Self-contained In-The-Ear device to deliver altered auditory feedback: applications for stuttering
Stuart, Andrew; Xia, Shixiong; Jiang, Yining; Jiang, Tao; Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley; Rastatter, Michael P. (East Carolina University, 2003)The design and operating characteristics of the first self-contained in-the-ear device to deliver altered auditory feedback is described for applications with those who stutter. The device incorporates a microdigital signal ... -
Stereotypes of Stutterers and Nonstutterers in Three Rural Communities in Newfoundland
Stuart, Andrew; Doody, Irene; Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley; Armson, Joy (East Carolina University, 1993-12)The existence of a negative stereotype of stutterers among residents of three Small, rural communities in Newfoundland, Canada was investigated. Members of these communities (n=106) completed a 25 item semantic differential ... -
The Effect of Noise Exposure on Auditory Threshold, Otoacoustic Emissions, and Electrocochleography
Lake, Alyson Butler (East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)Noise exposure is the second leading cause of acquired sensorineural hearing loss and is one of the most common occupational and environmental hazards. Examining changes in behavioral thresholds has long been the standard ... -
Therapeutic device to ameliorate stuttering
Rastatter, Michael P.; Kalinowski, Joseph Stanley; Stuart, Andrew (East Carolina University, 1999-10-05)A device and method for ameliorating stuttering by providing an altered auditory feedback by employing a compact device configured for positioning in or adjacent the ear canal of an individual. The portable, self-contained ... -
Unilateral Auditory Temporal Resolution Deficit: A Case Study
Stuart, Andrew; Carpenter, Andrew (East Carolina University, 1999)An adult with a unilateral precipitous severe high-frequency hearing loss displayed a selective auditory temporal resolution deficit in the poorer ear despite excellent word recognition ability in quiet bilaterally. Word ...