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 (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 ...

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.

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 ...