Erenberg A, Nowak A J
Crit Care Med. 1984 Aug;12(8):669-71. doi: 10.1097/00003246-198408000-00014.
The long-term use of orotracheal tubes in infants has been associated with airway damage, palatal groove formation, acquired cleft palate, and defective primary dentition. Nasotracheal intubation is associated with trauma to the nasal septum and deformities of the nares. Because the infant is an obligatory nose-breather, nasogastric feeding tubes obstruct the nares and cause mucosal edema. We have developed an intraoral appliance designed to stabilize orogastric feeding and orotracheal tubes, and prevent obstruction to the nares and trauma to the palate and alveolar ridge.
长期对婴儿使用口气管导管已与气道损伤、腭沟形成、后天性腭裂和乳牙列缺陷相关联。鼻气管插管与鼻中隔创伤及鼻孔畸形有关。由于婴儿是 obligatory 鼻呼吸者，鼻胃饲管会阻塞鼻孔并导致粘膜水肿。我们研发了一种口腔矫治器，旨在稳定口胃饲管和口气管导管，并防止鼻孔阻塞以及对上腭和牙槽嵴造成创伤。
这里“obligatory nose-breather”直译为“强制鼻呼吸者”，表述稍显生硬，意译为“只能通过鼻子呼吸的人”或许更符合中文习惯，但按要求未添加解释说明。
