Hypernasality is a speech disorder occurring palate and pharynx tissues do not close properly. This inadequate closure causes air to escape through the nose during speech instead of coming out of the ...
As pointed out correctly by Dr Kirk there is a difference between hypernasal speech and hyponasal speech. The three patients described in our paper, 1 which was published in the October issue of this ...
Patients with wider cleft palates appear more likely to postoperatively develop velopharyngeal insufficiency, a condition characterized by hypernasal speech and nasal air escape when speaking, ...