[Clinical practice of behavior therapy in speech treatment].
OBJECTIVE
To apply behavior therapy to treat patients with velopharyngeal insufficiency(VPI),with the aim of improving speech treatment.


METHODS
20 patients(10 male, 10 female,ranged from 4.0 to 38.4 years, mean age 17.8 years)with VPI were available for this study. Of 20 patients, 5 with congenital velopharyngeal insufficiency,10 with posterior pharyngeal flap,5 with palatoplasty. Behavior therapy was adopted in speech treatment. The quantitative measurement of Chinese speech intelligibility and blowing test was carried out before speech therapy and after speech therapy.


RESULTS
The effect of behavior therapy in speech treatment was satisfied. Their Chinese speech intelligibility and blowing test after speech therapy were obviously better than before.


CONCLUSIONS
The behavior therapy is a very effective method in speech in treatment, but it was important to select indications and treat individually.
Therapy and Research Center of Cleft Lip and Palate, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200040, China.
Guo-ming
GM
Wang
Fei
F
Fei
Li-ping
LP
Jiang
Yang
Y
Chen
Yi-lai
YL
Wu
Qing-yun
QY
Li