• Language Skills of 2-5 Year Old Children with Profound Hearing Loss Undergoing Auditory-Oral Education Compared to Typically-Developing Peers. 

  Waidyasekara, C.; Rajapaksha, N.; Herath, K.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Hearing impairment is the most frequent sensory defect that leads to communication difficulties and critical to speech and language development, communication, and learning. The objectives were to compare the language ...
• A Normative Study on Phonological Error Patterns Exhibited by 3 (3; 0-3; 11) Year Old Sinhala-Speaking Children in the Matale District 

  Udugama, K.L.L.G.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  In Sri Lanka, very limited research has been conducted on Sinhala phonological development. In the studies conducted, some language-specific features have been identified that are different to English (Nonis et al ...
• Prevalence of External and Middle Ear Pathologies among Students with Hearing Impairment in School Settings 

  Perera, N.C.S.; Chandrasekara, J.M.A.U.; Jayasena, B.N. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Hearing impairment is a major health problem in children. The incidence of external and middle ear diseases is greater for children with severe to profound hearing impairment. This study was aimed at determining the ...
• Acquisition of Reading Skills of Sinhala Vowel Modifiers among Pre-School Leavers and Grade One Leavers in Gampaha District 

  Perera, B.M.R.K.; Williams, C.; Wijeratne, L. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Vowel modifiers are a very important feature in Sinhala written language, which are used with consonants to make different sound syllables. They always appear in word medial or final positions to represent the associated ...
• Communication related quality of life in oral cancer patients after surgery 

  Jayasinghe, K.S.D.; Kalupahana, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Oral cancer patients undergone surgery, experience communication difficulties due to poor functioning of articulators. A study of communication related quality of life (CRQOL) of oral cancer patients was not found in Sri ...
• Audiovisual Segregation in Typically Developing Children 

  Jayasena, B.N.; Nanayakkara, S.; Illangasighe, C.; Jacob, J. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Learning in typical classrooms with high background noise is often difficult for children, where they may have to lipread the teacher to understand what is being said. In this scenario, it is assumed that a child should ...
• Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Noise Induced Hearing Loss among Factory Workers of Two Dairy Product Manufacturing Factories in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka 

  Hansajie, S.T.K.; Jayasena, B.N.; Chathurika, L.K.E. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  The main purpose of this study was to describe dairy product manufacturing factory workers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices on Noise Induced Hearing Loss. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 187 factory ...
• Subjective Evaluation of Perceived Sources of Noise Annoyance and Associated Ailments of Teachers in Selected Sinhala Medium Primary Schools in the Attangalla Education Division 

  Devapaksha, E.; Ileperuma, L.D.; Siriwardhana, D. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Noise levels in school premises have increased at present than in past years. In most countries, there are policies and regulations regarding noise exposure in school premises. However, Sri Lanka lacks significant research ...
• The perspectives of a selected group of families and teachers from Sri Lanka on high- technology augmentative and alternative communication devices 

  Weerasinghe, Y.; Sumanasena, S.P. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Weerasinghe, Y. and Sumanasena, S.P., 2014. The perspectives of a selected group of families and teachers from Sri Lanka on high- technology augmentative and alternative communication devices. In: Voice for All – Speech ...
• A Descriptive Study on Profile of Clients with Dysphagia Referred to Speech Therapy Units in Two Government Hospital Settings 

  Weerasinghe, W.A.M.A.; Ratnayake, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  The study was aimed at identifying commonly presented initial symptoms and feeding method on the initial session of dysphagic clients. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used with a retrospective chart review. ...
• Challenges Faced by Parents of Children with Autism when Attending Social Functions: A Comparison between Colombo and Kurunegala, Sri Lanka 

  Weerarathne, L.R.N.C.; Wijerathne, L. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Autism is a much discussed topic in the world today. Children with Autism find social situations very challenging and may avoid interactions altogether (Cumine, et al, 2000). Matson et al (2012) have said, ‘Although the ...
• Association between Mobile Phone Usage and Hearing Sensitivity among Third Year Students; (of) University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 

  Sivaramalingam, V.; de Silva, D. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  With advancement of Global System for mobile (GSM) communication, mobile phones (MP) have become an essential communication tool. Mobile networks operate in frequencies which fall in the microwave range of electromagnetic ...
• Caregiver Adherence to Speech and Language Therapists’ Advice on Management of Dysphagia in Children with Neuro-disabilities 

  de Silva, G.; de Silva, H. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Majority of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) have feeding difficulties that affects not only their quality of life but also their caregivers and family. As caregivers carry out most feeding interventions, it is important ...
• Views of Teachers, Caregivers and Children with Cerebral Palsy on the Understanding and Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems in Sri Lanka 

  Saleem, S.; Bandara, M.M.M.K.; Subajini, A.A.N.; Udugama, K.L.L.G.; Dharmaratne, I.; Kitnasamy, G.; Hettiarachchi, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Every child’s and adult’s right to communicate is a basic human right, promoted by the Disability Rights Movement. However, the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) modes remains ambiguous, possibly ...
• Subjective Measures of Hearing Aid Outcome in Hearing Impaired School Children 

  Rupasinghe, W.B.S.R.; Chandrasekara, J.M.A.U.; Jayasena, B.N. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  It is imperative to ensure that hearing aids provide maximum benefit to the wearer, especially in case of children with prelingual hearing impairment. The current study aimed at exploring the status of hearing aid use among ...
• A Normative Study of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAEs) in a Sri Lankan Adult Population 

  Ranasinghe, B.S.T. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Distortion Product Otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are used in hearing screening, differential diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss, monitor ototoxicity and noise exposure. Due to the lack of evidence in normative data ...
• Current Clinical Practice on Dysphagia Management in Sri Lankan Context: Speech - Language Therapists’ Perspective 

  Priyadarshani, K.W.K.N.; Ratnayake, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  The field of speech language therapy is a relatively new, developing service in Sri Lanka. Since the establishment of the service, no researches have been conducted to identify Speech-Language Therapists’ (SLT) perception ...
• Psychosocial Impact of Puberphonia 

  Premarathna, M.S.S.; Wijeratne, L.T.; Perera, I.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  The persistence of adolescent voice even after puberty in the absence of an organic cause is known as puberphonia. This condition is commonly seen in males. Voice plays an important role in the socialization process. The ...
• Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Use of Personal Hearing Protection Devices among Liquefied Gas Cylinder Infusion Factory Workers in Biyagama Zone, Sri Lanka 

  Perera, K.P.A.; Fonseka, R.; Siriwardana, C. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and the use of Personal Hearing Protection Devices (PHPDs) among Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder infusion factory workers ...
• Intervention Procedures and Outcome Measures of Neurogenic Dysphagic Clients seen by Speech and Language Therapists in Two Hospital Settings 

  Perera, K.D.R.D.; Ratnayake, S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, 2014)

  Dysphagia is a common problem in clients with neurological impairments. In Sri Lanka, managing dysphagic clients by speech therapists is a new and emerging field in the healthcare sector. However, no in-depth analyses ...

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