Helping the Paralyzed to 'Speak'

New Device Hay Help Paralysed People 'Speak' by Transforming Breath into Words

A prototype device which transforms breath into words could help give voice to victims of paralysis in what is thought to be a world first.

BT (British Telecommunications) | August 28, 2015

A prototype device which transforms breath into words could help give voice to victims of paralysis in what is thought to be a world first.
Experts at Loughborough University are developing speech analysis software which can be programmed to interpret a person's pattern of breathing, turning it into speech.

Source: http://www.pppfocus.com/people-could-use-breath-to-speak-31942/

An early version of the new device, which currently consists of a breathing mask and analogue-to digital computer analyser, gives new hope to those suffering from severe speech loss, according to its developers.

<more at https://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/new-device-may-help-paralysed-people-speak-by-transforming-breath-into-words-11364000699181; related links: http://www.pppfocus.com/people-could-use-breath-to-speak-31942/ (People could use breath to ‘speak’. August 30, 2015) and http://www.itv.com/news/central/2015-08-31/new-device-may-help-paralysed-people-speak-by-transforming-breath-into-words/ (New device may help paralysed people 'speak' by transforming breath into words. August 31, 2015)>