Verifying efficacy of self-inhalation training for velopharyngeal dysfunction 　 -Velopharyngeal closure in healthy adults during different tasks-

Conclusion: The results of our MRI study supported our training method. Using inhalation through a PIF meter or from a plastic bottle to create resistance strengthens particularly the levator veli palatini muscle for velopharyngeal cl osure, which may be useful in patients with other acquired velopharyngeal dysfunctions including physiological aging. Also, anyone, anywhere can train with plastic bottles.
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research