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| * Mahalakshmi Sivasankar |
March 24, 2008
Voice study looking for subjects
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University researcher is looking for asthma patients who use inhalers daily to participate in a voice study at the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.The study, led by professor Mahalakshmi Sivasankar, is evaluating how asthma medications affect people's voices. Participants, who can earn $55 in the study, need to be between ages 18-55, have general good health and have no hearing problems.
Testing is composed of three sessions. The first session is 30 minutes and the other two will each take 2 hours and 30 minutes. During the sessions, participants' voice production will be measured.
If interested in participating or for more information contact graduate student Beth Erickson at (765) 496-1723. Sivasankar is an expert in vocal fatigue, increasing vocal endurance and hydration issues related to the larynx. She is director of Purdue's Laryngeal Laboratory Research.Writer: Amy Patterson Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu
Source: Mahalakshmi Sivasankar, (765) 496-6628, msivasankar@purdue.edu
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