Is hypernasality a voice disorder?
Is hypernasality a voice disorder? Hypernasal speech is a disorder that causes abnormal resonance in a human's voice due to increased airflow through the nose during speech....Hypernasal speech.HypernasalityOther namesHyperrhinolalia, open nasality, rhinolalia apertaNasal and oral cavities with the velopharyngeal sphincter highlighted in blue What does hypernasality sound like? Hyponasality. Nasal cavity/nasopharynx obstruction (e.g., enlarged adenoids, restricted pharyngeal cavity space due to maxillary retrusion and other craniofacial anomalies). How does Hyponasality affect speech? Hyponasality occurs when there is not enough sound resonating in the nasal cavity (nose) during speech. This type of resonance makes the patient sound "stopped up." This can...