Overview
The VPI (Velopharyngeal Insufficiency/Incompetence) Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, consists of healthcare professionals who specialize in the evaluation and treatment of patients with hypernasality and other resonance disorders. The cause is usually some form of velopharyngeal dysfunction. Airway obstruction can also cause or contribute to the abnormal speech and resonance.
The VPI Clinic is staffed by an interdisciplinary team of specialists from:
The VPI Clinic is associated with the Craniofacial Center of Cincinnati Children's.
Additional Resources
The Cleft Palate Foundation provides a variety of complimentary booklets and fact sheets for families and individuals with a history of cleft and/or velopharyngeal dysfunction.
The following book provides more in-depth information about clefts, velopharyngeal dysfunction and team care:
- Kummer AW. (2008). Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies: Effects on Speech and Resonance, 2nd Edition. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning.
Activity and Coloring Book
You can download an activity and coloring book to help your child prepare for their visit to the VPI Clinic in portable document format (.pdf) here. You must have Adobe Acrobat" Reader installed on your computer to read these files.
For more information about the VPI Clinic or to make a referral, please call Angela Davis, 513-636-0336.
