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Velopharyngeal insufficiency.

J P Willging1

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|November 30, 1999
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Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) affects speech by preventing the velopharyngeal sphincter from separating the nasal and oral cavities. This leads to hyperrhinophy and abnormal resonance due to turbulent airflow.

Area of Science:

  • Speech-language pathology
  • Otolaryngology
  • Craniofacial anomalies

Background:

  • Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a condition affecting speech.
  • It results from inadequate closure of the velopharyngeal sphincter.
  • This separation is crucial for normal oral resonance during speech.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI).
  • To describe the auditory consequences of VPI.
  • To explain the mechanism of abnormal speech production in VPI.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical assessment of velopharyngeal function.
  • Acoustic and perceptual speech analysis.
  • Review of anatomical and physiological factors.

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Main Results:

  • VPI impairs the separation of the nasal and oral cavities.
  • Auditory outcomes include hyperrhinophy (nasal speech quality).
  • Abnormal resonance and distracting noises occur due to turbulent airflow.

Conclusions:

  • VPI is characterized by velopharyngeal sphincter dysfunction.
  • The primary auditory consequence is hyperrhinophy.
  • Turbulent airflow through the nasal cavity causes abnormal speech characteristics.