Hoolsema E M
48th Medical Group/Otolaryngology, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1999 Jul;108(7 Pt 1):705-7. doi: 10.1177/000348949910800716.
Velopharyngeal competence as indicated by nasalance of speech was tested in 18 men before and after a cautery-assisted palatal stiffening operation for snoring. Nasalance was measured preoperatively and postoperatively, with no significant changes noted following surgery. Although there were no objective or subjective changes in nasality of voice, these findings do not rule out all possible changes in velopharyngeal competence, since there were subjective complaints of nasal regurgitation and dysphagia.
对18名男性在接受用于治疗打鼾的烧灼辅助腭部硬化手术前后，通过言语鼻音来评估腭咽功能。术前和术后均测量了鼻音，术后未发现显著变化。尽管嗓音的鼻音在客观和主观上均无变化，但这些发现并不能排除腭咽功能的所有可能变化，因为存在鼻反流和吞咽困难的主观主诉。
