Orosensory perception and articulatory proficiency in hearing-impaired adults

Articulation errors and intelligibility of rated speech of 75 hearing-impaired young adults were compared to their errors on a test of orosensory perception. Analysis indicated no significant correlations between articulation, intelligibility of speech, and orosensory perception when total errors were compared. Some significant relationships were evident, however, for types of error. In addition, orosensory perception errors were compared with degree of hearing loss and history of use of amplification. These results indicated no significant relationships between the communication characteristics and total orosensory perception errors; however, when types of orosensory perception errors were compared, several significant relationships were evident. In general, present results may be useful in the development of appropriate remediation strategies for use by speech-language pathologists working with hearing-impaired persons.