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The Effect of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy on Nasality in Children / 대한이비인후과학회지
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery ; : 615-619, 2000.
Artículo en Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-655086
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND

OBJECTIVES:

Tonsillar and adenoid hypertrophy is one of the common causes of nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, snoring and sleep apnea in children. Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T & A) could relieve these symptoms but may also cause voice changes after the operation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the voice changes objectively by nasometric and acoustic rhinometric analyses. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

Thirty-eight patients who underwent T & A and twenty-two control children who had no sinonasal or tonsillar hypertrophy problems were selected. A visual analogue scale was used for determining the subjective nasality changes and nasometric analyses were used to determine the objective nasalance differences. Acoustic rhinometry was used to measure the nasopharyngeal volume changes and the removed adenoid tissue were directly measured. Data were collected prior to the operation, and on the second, 7th and 14th days after the operation. Data were compared and analyzed statistically.

RESULTS:

The volume of removed adenoid tissue was not statistically related with the subjective nasality changes which increased significantly after T R. A. Nasalance in the patient group increased significantly after the operation compared to that in the control group. The voiume of nasopharynx increased significantly after adenoidectomy, but it had a minimal statistical correlation with the volume of the removed adenoid tissue.

CONCLUSION:

Nasometric and acoustic rhinometric tests can serve as objective tools for evaluating the subjective nasality changes after T 5z A.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Síndromes de la Apnea del Sueño / Ronquido / Tonsilectomía / Voz / Acústica / Adenoidectomía / Tonsila Faríngea / Obstrucción Nasal / Nasofaringe / Rinometría Acústica Límite: Niño / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Año: 2000 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Síndromes de la Apnea del Sueño / Ronquido / Tonsilectomía / Voz / Acústica / Adenoidectomía / Tonsila Faríngea / Obstrucción Nasal / Nasofaringe / Rinometría Acústica Límite: Niño / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Año: 2000 Tipo del documento: Artículo