Wang D, Clement P, Kaufman L, Derde M P
Department of Ororhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Free University Brussels, Belgium.
J Otolaryngol. 1994 Feb;23(1):57-60.
In this prospective study, fiberoptic examinations of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx were performed in 162 children with snoring and compared with similar examinations performed in 211 children without snoring. Our study aimed to determine a correlation between snoring and measured parameters of nasal and nasopharyngeal anatomy including the size of the adenoid tissue. Results have confirmed significant evidence that adenoid hyperplasia is the commonest etiologic factor in children with snoring (p < .001). In addition, an important statistical relevance of mouth breathing in snoring was demonstrated (p < .001). It seemed that mouth breathing is a basic condition in children's snoring. It is essential to both confirm that mouth breathing occurs, and then, to institute an appropriate treatment as a therapeutic approach for children with snoring. The introduction of the flexible fiberscope in the fields of pediatric examination of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx has proved to be of great clinical value.
在这项前瞻性研究中，对162名打鼾儿童进行了鼻腔和鼻咽的纤维光学检查，并与211名不打鼾儿童的类似检查进行了比较。我们的研究旨在确定打鼾与鼻腔和鼻咽部解剖结构的测量参数之间的相关性，包括腺样体组织的大小。结果已证实有显著证据表明腺样体增生是儿童打鼾最常见的病因（p < 0.001）。此外，还证明了口呼吸在打鼾中的重要统计学相关性（p < 0.001）。似乎口呼吸是儿童打鼾的一个基本条件。既要确认存在口呼吸，然后，作为打鼾儿童的一种治疗方法，采取适当的治疗措施至关重要。在儿童鼻腔和鼻咽检查领域引入软性纤维内镜已被证明具有很大的临床价值。
