Velopharyngeal System- Normal Function Flashcards

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Levator Veli Palintini

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  • lifts up the velum
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Superior Laryngeal Constrictor

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  • bunches up, adds bulk- back and side of the pharyngeal walls
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Hypernasality

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  • inappropriate addition to the nasal cavity
  • Assess: no nasals : how are you , we were away
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Hyponasality

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  • lack of nasal resonance on sounds that should be nasal
    Assess: nasal sounds (momma made me…)
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Assimilative Nasality

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  • addition of percieved nasal resonance on non-nasal sounds when surrounded by nasal sounds
  • Assess: nasal sounds (momma made me…)
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Nasal-Air Emission

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  • abnormal and audible air escape through nasal passage
  • Assess: high pressure sounds (peter piper picked…)
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Cul-De-Sac Resonance

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  • air has no where to go
  • posterior tongue retraction
    -Assess: front sound (tea time)
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Development

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  • young children
  • growth of soft tissues faster than bony structure
  • can cause sleep apnea
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Velopharyngeal Incompetence

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  • tissues present but does’t function due to lack of inneravation
  • Treatment: Palatal Lift (props up velum)
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Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

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  • not enough tissues present to make closure
  • Treatment: palatal obturator (fills the space)
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Normal Nasalance Values

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  • <28%
  • > 30% - mod-severe nasality
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Most typical closure

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  • coronal- velar elevation
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