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It may appear by itself or along with other birth defects of the face and skull, such as a cleft lip. Cleft palate and cleft lip are the most common birth defects of the head and neck. Until a cleft palate is treated with surgery, it can cause problems with feeding, speech, and hearing.
Anyone can get a cleft lip and/or palate, but it is usually genetic. Meaning it is passes down from your parents or grandparents. You are born with a cleft lip and/or palate râ¦ight from birth. However cleft lips are more common in certain ethnicities than others. It seems that nobody knows why.