09/09/2025
✨ Let’s Talk About Hypernasal Speech ✨
Hypernasality happens when too much air escapes through the nose during speech, making sounds like /p/, /b/, or /s/ come out nasal.
💡 A fun exercise is identifying nasal vs. oral sounds 👃➡️👄 … with a twist!
🔹 Nasal sounds: /m/, /n/, /ŋ/ (“ng”) — you should feel vibration in your nose.
🔹 Oral sounds: /p/, /b/, /t/, /k/ — air should come only through your mouth.
👉 Try this Play-Doh Smash Mat activity:
1️⃣ Place your fingers on your nose.
2️⃣ Say the word on the mat
3️⃣ If it’s nasal → smash Play-Doh on the nose side of the mat.
4️⃣ If it’s oral → smash Play-Doh on the mouth side of the mat.
🎯 This makes practice interactive, gives instant feedback, and helps build awareness of airflow in a motivating way!