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Title
Speech outcomes following Sommerlad primary palatoplasty: Results of the Ghent University Hospital
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Abstract
Objective and subjects: Speech outcomes were described for 16 patients with cleft palate (mean age: 5.4 years) following Sommerlad primary palatoplasty performed by a single surgeon of the Ghent University Hospital. These speech outcomes were compared with those of an age and gender matched control group without cleft palate (mean age: 5.3 years). Methods: Speech intelligibility/distinctiveness, resonance, nasal airflow and articulation, were perceptually evaluated. Additionally, nasalance values and the NSI 2.0 were determined. Results: In seven patients, speech intelligibility/distinctiveness was disordered. Hypernasality was present in twelve participants, whereas nasal emission and nasal turbulence were perceived in thirteen and five patients respectively. Both perceptual and instrumental speech evaluations were significantly poorer in the patient group in comparison to the control group. Conclusions: Patients still present with both obligatory and compensatory speech disorders following Sommerlad's palatoplasty. In the future, a Dutch speech assessment protocol will be developed in order to standardize follow-up of these patients and to allow for within-center and inter-center comparisons.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Journal of communication disorders. - Amsterdam
Publication
Amsterdam : 2018
ISSN
0021-9924
DOI
10.1016/J.JCOMDIS.2018.01.004
Volume/pages
72 (2018) , p. 111-121
ISI
000429629100010
Pubmed ID
29397063
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UAntwerpen
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 02.10.2024
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