Laurikainen E, Erkinjuntti M, Alihanka J, Rikalainen H
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1987 Feb;12(3):303-10. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(87)80006-x.
The role of enlarged adenoids and tonsils in recurrent respiratory infections and upper airway obstruction has become well-established earlier. In this study we investigated the relationship between the X-ray properties of the nasopharynx and the sleep quality by using a new sleep registration method: The Static Charge Sensitive Bed (SCSB). The estimation of the bony nasopharyngeal dimensions, the measurement of adenotonsillar volume and the sleep recordings were performed as adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy in hospitalized children. A surprisingly high frequency of sleep apnea episodes was found in sleep recordings of about 8 h. No correlations could be established between the X-ray anatomical estimates and sleep apnea episodes.
腺样体和扁桃体肿大在反复呼吸道感染和上呼吸道阻塞中的作用早已明确。在本研究中，我们采用一种新的睡眠记录方法——静态电荷敏感床（SCSB），研究鼻咽部X线特征与睡眠质量之间的关系。对住院儿童进行腺样体切除术、扁桃体切除术或腺样体扁桃体切除术时，同时进行鼻咽部骨性尺寸的评估、腺样体扁桃体体积的测量以及睡眠记录。在约8小时的睡眠记录中发现睡眠呼吸暂停发作的频率高得出奇。X线解剖学评估与睡眠呼吸暂停发作之间未发现相关性。
