OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA IN CHILDREN WITH ADENOID HYPERTROPHY.

Journal Title: International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR) - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 7

Abstract

The objective of this study wasTo estimate the prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) in children with adenoid hypertrophy using OSA screening questionnaire. This cross-sectional observational study was done in 50 children who visited the ENT department in a tertiary care teaching hospital in south India.The following data like: demographic details, OSA questionnaire filled by the parent, lateral radiograph of neck to assess adenoid size were collected. Fourteen percentage of children had a score of >0.33 in the questionnaire which is suggestive of presence of OSA. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy was found to be a risk factor of OSA in children.

Authors and Affiliations

Merwin Paul. R , Shobha. K, Srinivasan K and Vivekanandhan. B.

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  • EP ID EP616705
  • DOI 10.21474/IJAR01/9369
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Merwin Paul. R, Shobha. K, Srinivasan K and Vivekanandhan. B. (2019). OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA IN CHILDREN WITH ADENOID HYPERTROPHY.. International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 7(7), 366-369. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-616705