Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Authors
Willging, JP
Citation
Jp. Willging, Velopharyngeal insufficiency, INT J PED O, 49, 1999, pp. S307-S309
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
ISSN journal
01655876 → ACNP
Volume
49
Year of publication
1999
Supplement
1
Pages
S307 - S309
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5876(19991005)49:<S307:VI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) refers to the mobility of the velopharyn geal sphincter to adequately separate the nasal cavity from the oral cavity during speech. The auditory result of this structural problem is hyperrhin ophy, abnormal resonance and the production of distracting noises during sp eech created by turbulent airflow escaping from the nasal cavity. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.