<description>&lt;p&gt;Guest: Beth Bergstrom, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode provides answers regarding Velo-Pharyngeal Incompetence (VPI) and how to diagnose a submucous cleft from other diagnoses differentially. She shares specific methods to recognize a submucous cleft as a structural issue that only improves with surgical intervention; she explains why. You’ll learn treatment options that are dependent on the characteristics before and after repair.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>Guest: Beth Bergstrom, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode provides answers regarding Velo-Pharyngeal Incompetence (VPI) and how to diagnose a submucous cleft from other diagnoses differentially. She shares specific methods to recognize a submucous cleft as a structural issue that only improves with surgical intervention; she explains why. You’ll learn treatment options that are dependent on the characteristics before and after repair.</p>


The Speech Link: A Speech Therapy Podcast

Episode 80: The Submucous Cleft and VPI: Clinical Answers to Palatal Issues

Episode 80: The Submucous Cleft and VPI: Clinical Answers to Palatal Issues

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