Velopharyngeal insufficiency

Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Velopharyngeal insufficiency is a disorder of structure that causes a failure of the velum (soft palate) to close against the posterior pharyngeal wall (back wall of the throat) during speech in order to close off the nose (nasal cavity) during oral speech production. Velopharyngeal insufficiency Anatomy The soft palate is commonly…

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