Velum Insufficiency

A soft palate weakness is often based on anatomical palate malformations and causes incomplete closure of the oropharynx against the nasopharynx, which has a strong nasal language result. The diagnosis is made by direct inspection with a fiberoptic Nasoendoskop. A soft palate failure is treated surgically and speech therapy. Velum insufficiency means that the velopharyngeal closing mechanism between oropharynx and nasopharynx is not working properly. Normally, the soft palate and…