Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a speech condition that occurs when the soft palate and throat are unable to create a seal while speaking. This causes nasal speech that can make the speaker ...

Velopharyngeal insufficiency is caused by a structural problem like a short soft palate. Velopharyngeal incompetence happens when the valve doesn’t close all the way because of a movement problem.

Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) has received little attention in the medical literature. The aim of the present study was to determine the extent to which VPI constitutes a problem for woodwind and ...

Medically fit infants who underwent primary surgery for isolated cleft palate in adequately resourced settings at 6 months of age were less likely to have velopharyngeal insufficiency at the age ...