Artigo
Mouth breathing in children with learning disorders
Fecha
2013-09-01Registro en:
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. São Paulo: Assoc Brasileira Otorrinolaringologia & Cirurgia Cervicofacial, v. 79, n. 5, p. 620-624, 2013.
1808-8694
S1808-86942013000500620.pdf
S1808-86942013000500620
10.5935/1808-8694.20130111
WOS:000325672300016
Autor
Fensterseifer, Giovana Serrao
Carpes, Oswaldo
Weckx, Luc Louis Maurice [UNIFESP]
Martha, Viviane Feller
Institución
Resumen
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.