Carol, the palate is the roof of your mouth. Take that away and you have a big hole there going into your nostrils. So when you put food in your mouth it comes out again through your nostrals . Same when you breve your taking air in through your nostrals and mouth at the same time making it very hard to breaeve in the normal way. And its also possoible to swol your ttongue because there's no palate to stop it. Hope you can follow that. love Malcolm. xxx Hi Malcolm ah didn't know you suffer as a baby and child what is Clest palat? where is it situated malcolm in your mouth or throat wow looking forward to rest of your story now ah poor malcolm love carol xxxx