In a child with hyperophied adenoids, the voice abnormality that is seen is: (A) Hot potato voice, (B) Staccato voice, (C) Rhinolalia apea, (D) Rhinolalia clausa
Answer is D. HYPONASALITY (RHINOLALIA CLAUSA) It is lack of nasal resonance for words which are resonated in the nasal cavity, e.g. m, n, ng. It is due to blockage of the nose or nasopharynx. Ref:- Dhingra; pg num:-315