Experts say more research is needed, but some studies have shown that low-gain hearing aids significantly improved speech ...

Communication disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental conditions that involve persistent problems related to language and speech. They most commonly occur in children but can persist into ...

A 5-year-old wearing headphones is instructed by a prerecorded voice to repeat what they hear word for word. Such a test, called sentence recall, measures auditory processing, memory and language ...

Speech therapy provides treatment and support for people experiencing speech disorders and communication problems. The approach is useful for treating several issues in both children and adults.

The study of speech processing and auditory perception encompasses the investigation of how the human brain deciphers complex acoustic signals into meaningful linguistic units. At its core, this ...

Unified Therapy Serviceshas three clinics in Eastern Iowa - two in Dubuque and one in Waverly that just opened in September.

After years of research, neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in the human brain that processes the sounds of language. The findings, reported August 18 in the journal Cell, suggest that ...

When she stood at the inauguration podium Wednesday and read her poem "The Hill We Climb," 22-year-old Amanda Gorman inspired the whole world. But her performance held special meaning for the children ...