Comparison of videonasoendoscopy and auditory-perceptual evaluation of speech in individuals with cleft lip/palate
Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
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17(3): 265-273, July-Sept. 2013. tab
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ABSTRACT
The velopharyngeal sphincter (VPS) is a muscle belt located between the oropharynx and the nasopharynx. Investigations of velopharyngeal function should include an auditory-perceptual evaluation and at least 1 instrument-based evaluation such as videonasoendoscopy. AIM:
To compare the findings of auditory-perceptual evaluation (hypernasality) and videonasoendoscopy (gap size) in individuals with cleft lip/palate.METHOD:
This was a retrospective, cross-sectional study assessing 49 subjects, of both sexes, with cleft lip/palate followed up at the Otorhinolaryngology Service and the Speech Therapy outpatient clinic of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). The results from the auditory-perceptual evaluation and the videonasoendoscopy test were compared with respect to the VPS gap size.RESULTS:
Subjects with moderate/severe hypernasality had more severe velopharyngeal closure impairment than those with a less severe condition. The interaction between hypernasality severity and the presence of other speech disorders (p = 0.035), whether compensatory and/or obligatory, increased the likelihood of having a moderate-to-large gap in the velopharyngeal closure.CONCLUSIONS:
We observed an association between the findings of these 2 evaluation methods...
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Main subject:
Auditory Perception
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Cleft Palate
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Velopharyngeal Sphincter
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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