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From: Dave Williams
Date: 03 Oct 2008
Time: 15:47:26 -0500
Remote Name: 71.228.93.115
I'm interested in the fact that "some" (how many?) of your subjects did not like the SpeechEasy even though their fluency (or at least their PSI scores) improved, whereas other subjects' did like to use the SpeechEasy even though it didn't seem to help them. Maybe the latter subjects had a pleasant tickle in the ear from the device, but I would think the former subjects would be so happy about their increased fluency that they would gladly put up with whatever they didn't like about the device. These screwy results may indicate that there are some variables we aren't taking into consideration. Herb Goldberg (former American agent for the now-defunct Edinburgh Masker) and I once did a survey of more than 100 users of the Masker, and I don't think any of them reported not liking it even though it greatly increased their fluency (though some did not like it simply for cosmetic reasons---a problem that I assume does not exist for SpeechEasy). I do think it's good that the SpeechEasy makers advocate the use of standard stuttering therapy along with the use of the device.