Clinical analysis of middle ear function and nursing intervention for children patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore effective nursing intervention through clinical analysis of middle ear function of children with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS).Methods Tympanogram was obtained from both pre-operation and post-operation in 413 OSAHS cases(the OSAHS group).Audiogram was conducted if the tympanogram was abnormal.There were 279 cases of normal children in the control group.The incidence of middle ear function loss of two groups were compared.Results 288 cases(328 ears) had some degree of middle ear dysfunction,accounting for 69.73％.69 cases had some degree of hearing loss,accounting for 16.71％.The incidences of middle ear dysfunction and degree of hearing loss in the OSAHS group were higher than 7.53％ and 1.43％ of the control group.The hearing ability was gained after operation in both groups.Conclusions The incidence of middle ear dysfunction is higher in children with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome.But the bad influence alleviated with age.Therefore,early detection,timely treatment and effective nursing can achieve good effect.