Date of Award
Spring 1966
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Communication
Abstract
Stuttering can be significantly eliminated when a noise of sufficient intensity is fed bilaterally into the ears of a stutterer. In such a situation the stutterer's prime monitoring source is transferred from audition to the tactile perception of his articulators. The absence or reduction of stuttering in the presence of a loud masking noise has been observed in the laboratory for the last twenty years. Until the 1960's this phenomenon had not been applied to the practical treatment of stuttering. With the advent of the transistor and the interest of bio-medical engineers in speech therapy, a portable masking noise generator was developed. It ls the purpose of this study to determine the effectiveness of such a generator in mitigating stuttering and to suggest a general outline for its use.
Recommended Citation
Mooney, Mary J., "The Effectiveness of Auditory Masking in the Mitigation of Stuttering" (1966). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 4484.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/4484