Second-degree cleft palate is a partial cleft palate, the cleft has not reached the incisal aperture, there is a certain impact on speech function, there may be a characteristic cleft palate voice, and the cleft palate has an impact on the hearing function, which can indirectly affect the speech function, as follows.
1. Cleft palate speech: it is a characteristic clinical feature of patients with cleft palate. When vowels are pronounced, the airflow enters the nasal cavity, which produces nasal resonance, and there is an excessive nasal sound in the vowels that are pronounced, and when consonants are pronounced, it is difficult to maintain the required air pressure in the mouth, which affects the clarity of the consonants.
2. Impact on hearing function: the muscular damage caused by cleft palate, especially the abnormal attachment of palatine sail tensor and palatine sail lifting muscle, is prone to secretory otitis media, and some children have different degrees of hearing impairment, which affects speech learning and then affects speech function.
If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to receive targeted treatment as soon as possible.