When a long-awaited child appears in the family, everyone eagerly awaits first his first smile, then the first steps, the first word. And when he finally starts to talk fluently, some parents notice that their child is talking in the nose. From this, the speech of the baby becomes muffled, moms and dads are nervous, and peers laugh at the nasal voice of crumbs.
Causes of nasal congestion
Parents should not swear and be angry that the child is nasal, but you need to show the baby to specialists, especially the otolaryngologist. The doctor will determine the cause, diagnose and prescribe the appropriate treatment. Nasal shade of the voice is a symptom of rhinolalia or rhinophonia. The reasons why a child talks in the nose, maybe a few:
- congenital or acquired cleavage of a hard or soft palate;
- distant adenoids;
- polyps, curvature of the nasal septum, rhinitis;
- poor articulation.
The most complex defect is a cleft in the hard or soft palate, with it the children have impaired lung ventilation and there are difficulties with swallowing food.
Nasal treatment
So if you notice that your child is talking in the nose and there is no snot, then an urgent call to the doctor will help to avoid problems with the pathological pronunciation of sounds in the baby. It is very important to know that the operation to eliminate the cleft
Finally I want to say that the nasal voice of a child is, of course, not a sentence, but the rhinophony never passes by itself. Therefore, the key to successful treatment is timely access to specialists and regular supervision by an orthodontist, an otolaryngologist and a speech therapist.