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does anyone else born with cleft palate struggle to roll r's?

to preface: i was born with both cleft palate and cleft lip, my voice is more nasally, and i had a speech impediment that required speech therapy to correct as a child (most notably struggling with "f" / "th" / "s" sounds going out vs breathing in, and in general struggling to blow out of my mouth instead of my nose.) in addition, i had a corrective (presumably alveolar) bone graft surgery when i was younger as well. i also do not have a uvula.

has anyone else here who was born with cleft palate struggled with rolling r's / alveolar trills specifically (as i imagine i cannot do a uvular trill for obvious reasons.) i am also curious if there's a higher correlation between cleft palate and missing/much smaller uvulas.

Posted Jun 8, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC

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