Question 1

what is the explanation of a harelip?

Accepted Answer

Cleft lip: Look at a rabbit or hare and notice the cleft between the two sides of the upper lip.  While human cleft lip can occur in the midline it is far more common to be on the left or right side or both right and left with an island of tissue in the middle.

Question 2

need an explanation for what a harelip is?

Accepted Answer

Old term.: "hair lip" refers to what most people now call "cleft lip."  cleft lip is a congenital disorder in which the developing fetus's nasal prominences (nose and central upper lip), which normally come down during  to join the maxillary prominences (cheeks and lateral upper lips)  don't join properly.  This can happen on one or both sides.  Can be associated with cleft palate. Tx is surgery + therapy.

Question 3

what's the history behind the term harelip?

Accepted Answer

Looks like a hare: The word harelip is used to describe a cleft lip is based on the similarity the appearance of a rabbit or hare.  However, the term is considered offensive and is usually not used anymore.

Question 4

i was born with a harelip.  how high is the possibility that my child someday will be harelip too?

Accepted Answer

Cleft lip: A person who has a cleft lip without other anomalies has about a 3 - 5% risk of having a child with the same condition.

Question 5

can you tell me how can someone with a cleft palate (harelip) sound when speaking?

Accepted Answer

Hypernasal: People with cleft palates have a communication between their mouth and nose, allowing air ; voicing to escape when speaking, hence the hypernasal sounds and voice.  Food and liquids can also escape into the nose which can be an embarrassment when eating or drinking.  A "harelip" is a cleft lip, not a cleft palate although both can exist together.

Question 6

can you tell me what someone with a cleft palate (also called a harelip) sound like?

Accepted Answer

Nasal speech: Typically cleft palate is surgically corrected as a child, and there would be a team of medical professionals that participate- speech pathologists, social work, orthodontics, etc.  If this is not corrected (and even sometimes when it is) the defects leaves abnormal communication between the oral and nasal cavities which results in hypernasal speech esp. W/ hard consonants (ie say cup cake).

Question 7

does a cleft palate (harelip) sound cause voice changes?

Accepted Answer

Question unclear: A cleft palate is different from a cleft lip. Cleft palate will cause difficulty with many speech sounds, while an isolated cleft lip does not.

Question 8

what is the difference between a cleft lip and a harelip?

Accepted Answer

None.: "cleft lip" is the more commonly used term today, but they refer to the same condition.

Question 9

is there actually a difference between a cleft lip and a harelip?

Accepted Answer

No, but not PC: Hare lip is an old and outdated term for cleft lip.

Question 10

that's not a cleft lip, that's a harelip." what is the difference?

Accepted Answer

Same thing.: Hare lip is the old fashioned term for cleft lip.  It is named after rabbits (hare) who all have a cleft lip.  It is a term we try not to use any more because of the negative associations many people have with the term.

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