Undersökning av artikulation, nasalitet och förståelighet hos 16- och 19-åringar födda med isolerad gomspalt
Isolerad gomspaltArtikulationNasalitetFörståelighetLongitudinell.Isolated cleft palateArticulationNasalityIntelligibilityLongitudinal
This study highlights the differences in articulation, nasality and intelligibility between twenty 16-year-olds and thirteen 19-year-olds born with isolated cleft palate and control groups. The test groups are compared in a longitudinal perspective and based on earlier evaluations of velopharyngeal impairment. Significant differences were found between test groups and control groups using quantitative comparisons based on SVenskt Artikulations- och Nasalitets-TEst and NasometerTM. The longitudinal comparison also showed a positive but not significant development of the speech. Differences emerged in the comparisons based on velopharyngeal impairment but no significance analysis was made. Evaluation of intelligibility made with Swedish Intelligibility Test on 19-year-olds showed a significant difference for words but not for sentences. The results indicate a continued difference compared to control groups in speech of individuals born with isolated cleft palate up to 16 and 19 years of age.