TY - JOUR
T1 - Madonna expiratory respiratory trainer (MERT)
T2 - A self-practice device for improving the control of alveolar pressure (technical note)
AU - Hakel, Mark
AU - Beukelman, David
AU - Pérez, Lance C.
AU - Lavin, Peter
AU - Kavan, Paul
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Reduced respiratory drive for speech occurs in conjunction with a range of neurological conditions. Traditional interventions to increase respiratory drive may include laryngeal aerodynamic instrumentation, manometers, or use of a "blow bottle" (Yorkston, Beukelman, Strand, & Bell, 1999). MERT is a new portable, electronic prototype that allows for calibrated target trials, feedback to the client, sensitivity adjustment, storage of practice data for approximately 40 sessions, and transfer of data into a computer database. The use of MERT by a young woman with brainstem impairment is described.
AB - Reduced respiratory drive for speech occurs in conjunction with a range of neurological conditions. Traditional interventions to increase respiratory drive may include laryngeal aerodynamic instrumentation, manometers, or use of a "blow bottle" (Yorkston, Beukelman, Strand, & Bell, 1999). MERT is a new portable, electronic prototype that allows for calibrated target trials, feedback to the client, sensitivity adjustment, storage of practice data for approximately 40 sessions, and transfer of data into a computer database. The use of MERT by a young woman with brainstem impairment is described.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:82455231745
VL - 16
SP - 221
EP - 224
JO - Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology
JF - Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology
SN - 1065-1438
IS - 4
ER -