Velar activity in individuals with velopharyngeal insufficiency assessed by acoustic rhinometry

• Egile Nagusiak: Inge Elly Kiemle TRINDADE (Egilea), Bruna Mara Adorno Marmontel ARAÚJO (Egilea), Ana Claudia Martins Sampaio TEIXEIRA (Egilea), Andressa Sharllene Carneiro da SILVA (Egilea), Ivy Kiemle TRINDADE-SUEDAM (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: University of São Paulo, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Acoustic rhinometry is routinely used for the evaluation of nasal patency. Objective: To investigate whether the technique is able to identify the impairment of velopharyngeal (VP) activity in individuals with clinical diagnosis of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). Methods: Twenty subjects with re...