Topic: Velopharyngeal Incompetence
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How Is Velopharyngeal Incompetence Diagnosed?
While your child is in speech therapy your speech pathologist will notice escape of air during your child’s speech. A more detailed evaluation will follow during your child’s Team visit. If an air leak is detected, either a videofluoroscopy... Read More »
Source: http://ouhsc.edu/surgery/cleftcraniofacial/speech.htm
What is Velopharyngeal Incompetence?
A child with an intact soft palate has a sling of muscles in the soft palate which help close the soft palate while making sounds commencing with p,b,t,s and other consonants. The closure prevents escape of air and enables a child to pronou... Read More »
Source: http://ouhsc.edu/surgery/cleftcraniofacial/speech.htm
