POSTURE OF THE HEAD, THE HYOID BONE, AND THE TONGUE IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT ENLARGED TONSILS
POSTURE OF THE HEAD, THE HYOID BONE, AND THE TONGUE IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT ENLARGED TONSILS
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DOI：
10.1093/ejo/12.4.458
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发表时间：
1990-11-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
NEANDER, P
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作者：
BEHLFELT, K;LINDERARONSON, S;NEANDER, P
本研究的目的是分析有扁桃体肥大和无扁桃体增大的儿童在头部、舌骨和舌头的姿势方面是否有任何差异。22名扁桃体肥大的儿童与匹配的正常对照组进行比较。在扁桃体组的儿童中，59%的孩子白天用嘴呼吸，82%的孩子晚上用嘴呼吸。对照组的孩子中没有一个是嘴上呼吸者。结果表明，与对照组儿童相比，扁桃体肥大儿童头部位置偏高，舌骨位置偏低，舌头位置偏低。舌骨的垂直位置也反映了舌骨的垂直位置。舌的前后位置与口咽深度密切相关。扁桃体肥大的儿童的体位模式似乎与维持口咽自由气道容量的需要有关。
The purpose of this investigation was to analyse whether there were any differences between children with and without enlarged tonsils with regard to the posture of the head, the hyoid bone, and the tongue. Twenty-two children with enlarged tonsils were compared with a matched normal control group. Of the children in the tonsil group, 59 per cent were mouth-breathers during the day and 82 per cent during the night. None of the control children was a mouth-breather. The results showed that, compared with the control children, children with enlarged tonsils had an extended posture of the head, a lowered position of the hyoid bone, and an antero-inferior posture of the tongue. The vertical position of the hyoid bone also reflected the vertical position of the tongue. The antero-posterior position of the tongue was closely related to the oro-pharyngeal depth. The postural pattern in children with enlarged tonsils appears to be associatd with the need for maintenance of free oro-pharyngeal airway capacity.