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LEND: Speech Outcomes after Tonsillectomy in Patients with Known Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Center:

OR-Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2013

Contact Information:

Kameron Beaulieu
[email protected]
503-494-4024

Product Description:

Introduction. Controversy exists over whether tonsillectomy will affect speech in patients with known velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), particularly in those with cleft palate. Methods. All patients seen at the OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital VPI clinic between 1997 and 2010 with VPI who underwent tonsillectomy were reviewed. Speech parameters were assessed before and after tonsillectomy. Wilcoxon rank-sum testing was used to evaluate for significance. Conclusion. In this study, tonsillectomy in patients with VPI did not significantly alter speech intelligibility or velopharyngeal competence.

Keyword(s):

Tonsillectomy, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, cleft palate, speech, pediatrics

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Consumers/Families, Professionals

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To Obtain Copies (URL or Email):

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijol/2012/912767/

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