Noisy Device Helps Patients Speak Up From: Medical Device Link - 10/2009 - page 30 By: Maria Fontanazza By filling a patient's ear with background “babble,” researchers are developing technology that forces soft-spoken patients to raise their voices. More specifically, the technology is designed for people suffering from Parkinson's disease who tend to speak at lower volumes. Read the entire article at: http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/09/10/009.html http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2009b/090825HuberParkinsons.html Links: Jessica Huber http://www.cla.purdue.edu/slhs/research/Huber.html Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj0py9k_uIs For Parkinson's Patients, Hearing Voices Could Be a Good Thing http://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/devices/for-parkinsons-patients-hearing-voices