Respiratory dysfunction is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in spinal cord injury (SCI),
which causes impairment of respiratory muscles, reduced vital capacity, ineffective cough, …

Thirty healthy men representing three widely different age groups (25, 50, and 75 years) were
studied with respect to general respiratory function and speech breathing. Subdivisions of …

… progress during the course of management, and (d) providing a reasonable prognosis as to
the extent and speed … hixon and Jeannette d. hoit. modified and reproduced with permission. …

… the previously reported investigation on men (Hoit & Hixon, 1987) … In contrast, the men of
Hoit and Hixon exhibited a pattern … included in this investigation and the Hoit and Hixon (1987) …

An investigation was conducted to elucidate the nature of speech breathing in children and
adolescents and to determine if sex and age influence performance. Eighty healthy boys and …

This investigation examined the influence of cognitive-linguistic processing demands on
speech breathing. Twenty women were studied during performance of two speaking tasks that …

This investigation was designed to test the hypothesis that voice onset time (VOT) varies as
a function of lung volume. Recordings were made of five men as they repeated a phrase …

Study objectives We sought to improve speech in tracheostomized individuals receiving
positive-pressure ventilation. Such individuals often speak with short phrases, long pauses, and …

… Nevertheless, it should be noted that Speaker D in the present study represented an
exception. Although Speaker D had an intelligibility score (auditory-only) that fell in a moderate to …

Purpose To determine if respiratory and laryngeal function during spontaneous speaking were
different for teachers with voice disorders compared with teachers without voice problems…