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Audiovisual Speech Enhancement in Children

Principal Investigator: Kaylah Lalonde, Ph.D.

The purpose of this study is to learn how children use visual cues on a talker's face (i.e., lip reading) to help understand speech in noisy backgrounds. Participants will complete vision, hearing and language tests.

Study details

  • Who: Children and adults with typical development 
  • Age: 5-15 years; 19-29 years 
  • Compensation: $15 per hour 
  • Time: 1 to 4 hours, broken up into multiple sessions, as needed.
  • Visit Type: In-person 
  • Location: Boys Town Medical Campus - Downtown 
  • Requirements: Individuals must have normal hearing, normal vision (with or without glasses) and must have English as their first language.

Contact: 531-355-6664; btnrh-avspeechlab@boystown.org