02129caa a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041100001800055245012000073260000900193270014400202270013000346300001200476490002200488520120500510653004601715700002001761773007201781856008201853210629s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a2348-1226  aDeepthi, K.J. 4aThe Effect of Vowels on the Nasalance Values in Kannada Speaking Preschoolers with Repaired Cleft of Lip and Palate  c2018  aProfessor in Speech Pathology, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India  aResearch Fellow, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, Karnataka, India  a383-388  vVolume 6  Issue 3  aNasalance  value  has  been  reported  to  be  influenced  by  age, gender, stimulus  type  and  the  language spoken by the individual. Hencethe current study was aimed at investigating the nasalance value of 3 to 5 year old native Kannada speaking children with repaired cleft of lip and palate (RCLP) and to compares it withtypically developing children (TDC). Twenty children with RCLP were considered for the study who were equally grouped into  3–4  year  and  4-5  year  old  group.  Further  equal  number  of  age and  gender matched  TDC  children  were considered as the control group. Nasalance value for the prolonged phonation of vowels /a/ /i/ and /u/ was collected from  each  child  using  Nasometer  6450.  The  data  thus  obtained  was  subjected  to  appropriate  statistical  analysis. The  nasalence  value  was  compared  with  in  and  across  groups.The  results  revealed  that  vowel  /i/  had  the  highest nasalance  value  followed  by  /u/  and  /a/  in  children  with  RCLP.  However,  in  the  TDC  group  vowel  /i/  had  the highest  nasalance  but  naslance  of  /a/  and  /u/  was  not  statistically  significant.  The  reasons  for  the  same  are discussed  aKannada Language, nasalance value, vowels  aPushpavathi, M.  aInternational Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations  uhttps://researchpublish.com//upload/book/EFFECTIVENESS%20OF%20HEALTH-6382.pdf