Terapia del Habla para Paladar Hendido 2.2: Evaluación / Cleft Palate Speech Therapy: Evaluation

La segunda parte de la segunda clase trata de la identificación de errores comunes en el habla de niños con el paladar hendido/ fisura palatina. Los errores se dividen en dos clases, los errores que se adquirieron antes de cirugía y los errores que vienen de la anatomía y no se pueden corregir con terapia del habla. Errores típicos incluyen oclusivas glóticas, oclusivas faríngeas y fricativas faríngeas.

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Ghana January 2014: A day of mutual sharing and learning: Cleft Palate Clinic at Komfo Anoyke

cleftWe began our final day at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. As we walked inside, we were greeted by children and adults of all ages who had come to see the talented Kumasi Cleft Palate Team for pre- and post-surgical consultation. The faces of tiny babies as young as two- months stared back at us from colorful cocoons on their mothers’ backs as we smiled and stroked their beautiful faces. Once in the clinic, we assessed the speech and language of children with repaired and non-repaired cleft lips and/or palates and provided recommendations. However, the highlight of the morning was the time we spent demonstrating safe feeding techniques to mothers of babies with non-repaired cleft palates.

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