The effect of delayed auditory feedback (DAF) and frequency altered feedback (FAF) on speech production: cochlear implanted versus normal hearing individuals.

Authors: Taitelbaum-Swead R, Avivi M, Gueta B, Fostick L Abstract Normal auditory feedback contributes to moment-to-moment control of speech production. Effects of auditory feedback's absence on hearing-impaired individuals are widely documented, but auditory perturbation has not been investigated. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of delayed auditory feedback (DAF) and frequency altered feedback (FAF) on speech production among prelingual cochlear implant (CI) users and normal hearing (NH) individuals, to evaluate CI users' reliance on auditory feedback. Twenty young adults (10 CI, 10 NH), without developmental and cognitive impairments, participated in the study. Under variable auditory feedback conditions, speech production (spontaneous or reading aloud) was measured usin...

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