What is one result of hypernasality in speech?

Hypernasality is a speech disorder that occurs when there is an excessive amount of airflow through the nasal cavity during speech, typically due to issues with the velopharyngeal mechanism. This condition often affects the articulation of voiced oral consonants, leading to them being pronounced with a nasal quality. In normal speech, oral consonants should be produced without nasal resonance; however, in hypernasality, the distinction between nasal and oral sounds blurs. As a result, voiced oral consonants such as /b/, /d/, and /g/ may take on a nasal-like quality, making them sound similar to their nasal counterparts, such as /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/. This adds a layer of difficulty in understanding speech for listeners, as there is an unintended overlap between nasal and oral sounds.