Q: I am a 25 years old male, having unclear speech due to cleft palate. I can speak without any problem but the sound is unclear and thus, other people are unable to understand my speech properly. Can my speech disorder be cured?

A:Unclear speech due to cleft palate can be made clear by therapy but that has to be done when an individual is young. But, you can have yourself evaluated and only then can a decision be made regarding the prognosis in your case. Therapy might be useful to a certain extent at this stage.