[Otorhinolaryngological aspects in the rehabilitation of patients with cleft lip and cleft palate].

The author emphasizes the importance of otorhinolaryngology to the result from speech therapy, the faculty of hearing, nasal breathing and the general state of physical and mental health. In this connection, some results from hearing tests and ear-drum examinations performed in cleft patients are presented. With due regard to indication, tonsillectomy and adenotomy exert no negative effects on speech. The causes of impaired nasal breathing must be eliminated for orthodontic reasons. Consequently, a close co-operation between otorhinolaryngology and orthodontics is imperative.