Successful nasoendoscopic and aerodynamic examinations of children with speech/voice disorders.
An 8-year retrospective analysis of aerodynamic and nasoendoscopic examinations of children with a variety of speech and voice disorders shows that these examinations can be completed with a high rate of success. Moreover, the examinations were achieved with relative ease in children as young as 2 years old. Several clinicians were involved in the examinations, illustrating the viability of the methods. It is suspected that the failures to complete the examinations relate more to the examiners' methods and skills than to the child's tolerance of the instrumentation.
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Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68131.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000399:Air Pressure; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*