Differences in velopharyngeal pressures during speech sound production in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and healthy individuals

CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that velopharyngeal pressures of patients with UCLP are not sufficient to eliminate nasal resonance or turbulence during articulation, especially for more complex sounds. These results support a general understanding of hypernasality during speech implying a (relative) velopharyngeal insufficiency.PMID:38651020 | PMC:PMC11034380 | DOI:10.3205/000328

Source: GMS German Medical Science - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Simone Miller Johanna Kallusky R üdiger Zimmerer Frank Tavassol Nils-Claudius Gellrich Martin Ptok Michael Jungheim Source Type: research