LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 22:8 August 2022
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Speech Intelligibility in Repaired Cleft Lip and Palate Children

Dr. Satish Kumaraswamy, Mr. Jomin Joseph and
Ms. Rakshitha S.

Introduction

Communication is the exchange and flow of information and ideas from one person to another. Communication takes place when sender transmits or directs a set of symbols to another individual, a receiver. The set of symbols is typically described as a message.(Rice & Johnson, 2008)

Effective communication depends on how intelligible speech of the speaker is, how well the speaker’s speech meets the cultural standards and how much the listener perceives or understands of what the speaker conveys.ie, speech should be intelligible.

Speech intelligibility refers to the ability to understand speech. It is the match between the intention of the speaker and the response from the listener. It refers to the ability to use speech for effective communication in everyday situation. During communication, intelligibility is a measure of how comprehensible speech in a given condition. Intelligibility is affected by the quality of speech signal, background noise, reverberation, and properties of communication system.

Speech intelligibility is affected in certain conditions like cleft lip, cleft palate, malocclusion, abnormal alveolar ridge, syndromic conditions etc. Maxillofacial surgeries, dentist design dentures and other prosthetic devices can be used to overcome this problem.

Unintelligible speech is predominantly seen in individuals with cleft lip and palate. Cleft is defined as an abnormal opening or a fissure in an anatomical structure that is normally closed. Cleft lip is the result of the failure of parts of the lip to come together early in the life fetus. Cleft palate occurs when the parts of the roof of the mouth do not fuse normally during fetus development, leaving a larger opening between the oral cavity and the nasal cavity. It may vary in length and width depending on the degree of fusion of the individuals. (Kummer& Ann 2001)

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Dr. Satish Kumaraswamy
Professor and Principal Dr. MV Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangaluru, Karnataka 575013
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Mr. Jomin Joseph
Post Graduate Student, Dr. MV Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangaluru, Karnataka 575013
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Ms. Rakshitha S
Post Graduate Student, Dr. MV Shetty College of Speech and Hearing
Mangaluru, Karnataka 575013
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