Nasalance Scores for Normal Persian-Speaking Girls

Background: Obtaining normative nasalance scores is essential in the process of assessing and treating resonance disorders. The purpose of this study was to obtain nasalance scores in Persian- speaking girls aged ۴-۶ years and investigate the age-related differences.Materials and Methods: All participants (n=۴۰) were screened to identify any overt problems relating to resonance, hearing, voice quality, or speech and language skills. The mean nasalance scores were obtained from normal-speaking girls during the repetition of the Persian version of the Simplified Nasometric Assessment Procedures (SNAP) test subtests. The Nasometer II (model ۶۴۵۰) was used to obtain the nasalance scores.Results: The mean nasalance score for the SNAP test subtests was obtained. Group mean and standard deviation (SD) nasalance scores of girls for oral and nasal sentences were ۱۲.۵۹ ± ۳.۷۴ and ۵۰.۵۲ ± ۶.۳۹, respectively. There was no significant difference between age groups (۴, ۵ and ۶ years old) (P < ۰.۰۵).Conclusion: Our results provided normative nasalance scores based on the SNAP test that can be used for the evaluation and treatment of resonance problems in Persian-speaking girls.

کلیدواژه ها:

SNAP test ، Nasometer ، Nasometry ، Persian-speaking