Mouth breathing in children with learning disorders

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Weckx, Luc Louis Maurice¹  Carpes, Oswaldo²  Fensterseifer, Giovana Serrão³ 

[1] Doutor em Otorrinolaringologia pela Universidade Federal de So Paulo.;PUCRS;PUCRS ATM

关键词: adenoids;    learning disorders;    mouth breathing;    nasal obstruction.;   

DOI  :  10.5935/1808-8694.20130111

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Given the importance of studying the causes of learning disorders, we designed this case-control study to assess the nasal cavity volume, pharyngeal and palatine tonsils in children with and without learning disabilities.METHOD:A total of forty-eight children were enrolled in the study: twenty-four coming from the Center for Evaluation and Early Stimulation (CADEP), in which the criterion is the school failure of at least two consecutive years; and twenty-four students with normal learning - which made up the control group. The children were submitted to ENT examination (history, physical examination) and specific tests (acoustic rhinometry, cavum radiography).RESULTS:The results showed that students with learning disabilities have a higher prevalence of pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy: p < 0.001, and palatine tonsil hypertrophy: p < 0.001. The average volume of the nasal cavities showed no statistically significant association with learning difficulties (p = 0.75).CONCLUSION:Based on this study, we concluded that children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy have more learning difficulties when compared to children without such hypertrophy.

【 授权许可】

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