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Nasality and velopharyngeal function in five hearing impaired adults. 1984

R B Lock, and E J Seaver

Cineradiographic observations of velopharyngeal functioning and listener judgments of hypernasality were compared for five hearing impaired adults. All of the hearing impaired speakers were perceived to have speech characterized by excessive nasality, while only two of the subjects exhibited any velopharyngeal opening. The relationships between the perception of excessive nasality and variables other than the physiology of the velopharyngeal mechanism are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010160	Palate, Soft	A movable fold suspended from the posterior border of the hard palate. The uvula hangs from the middle of the lower border.	Velum Palatinum,Soft Palate,Palates, Soft,Palatinum, Velum
D002933	Cineradiography	Motion picture study of successive images appearing on a fluoroscopic screen.	Cinefluorography,Radiocinematography,Cinefluorographies,Cineradiographies,Radiocinematographies
D003638	Deafness	A general term for the complete loss of the ability to hear from both ears.	Deafness Permanent,Hearing Loss Permanent,Prelingual Deafness,Deaf Mutism,Deaf-Mutism,Deafness, Acquired,Hearing Loss, Complete,Hearing Loss, Extreme,Acquired Deafness,Complete Hearing Loss,Deafness, Prelingual,Extreme Hearing Loss,Permanent, Deafness,Permanent, Hearing Loss,Permanents, Deafness
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013060	Speech	Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols.	Public Speaking,Speaking, Public
D013068	Speech Production Measurement	Measurement of parameters of the speech product such as vocal tone, loudness, pitch, voice quality, articulation, resonance, phonation, phonetic structure and prosody.	Measurement, Speech Production,Measurements, Speech Production,Production Measurement, Speech,Production Measurements, Speech,Speech Production Measurements
D014681	Velopharyngeal Insufficiency	Failure of the SOFT PALATE to reach the posterior pharyngeal wall to close the opening between the oral and nasal cavities. Incomplete velopharyngeal closure is primarily related to surgeries (ADENOIDECTOMY; CLEFT PALATE) or an incompetent PALATOPHARYNGEAL SPHINCTER. It is characterized by hypernasal speech.	Palatopharyngeal Incompetence,Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure,Velopharyngeal Incompetence,Incompetence, Palatopharyngeal,Incompetence, Velopharyngeal,Insufficiency, Velopharyngeal,Velopharyngeal Closures, Inadequate