LIP-READING: BACK CONSONANTS & BLENDS 0

Catalog description

Designed for adults with acquired, congenital, or progressive hearing impairment or who have difficulty hearing in adverse listening conditions. Includes the least visible consonant sounds and blends of consonant sounds in the English language and contrasting the appearance of production of different consonant sounds by the oral structures, including cues from behind the lips, teeth, and face of the speaker. Aspects of hearing and the auditory range of vowel, consonants, and music are discussed. Assistive listening devices for television, adaptive telephones, assistive devices for hard of hearing, such as special alarms and emergency procedures, and technology for going to the movies are discussed, along with special features of hearing aids (e.g., variable digital settings, restaurant programs, t-coils, music programs). Practical experience in lip-reading and using adaptive equipment both in and out of class. Speechreading difficult-to-see vowels, consonants, and blends.