Among the many aspects important in a child’s development is sleep. Sleep disorderscan impair children’s sleep and result in negative consequences. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)is one such disorder which involves blockage of the airway during sleep. The impact of OSA on the growth and development of a child may have detrimental effects on health, neuropsychological development and quality of li...

It has been maintained that because of large adenoids, nasal breathing is obstructed leading to mouth breathing and an 'adenoid face', characterized by an incompetent lip seal, a narrow upper dental arch, increased anterior face height, a steep mandibular plane angle, and a retrognathic mandible. This development has been explained as occurring by changes in head and tongue position and muscula...

background: otitis media with effusion (ome) is a common disease in children. viral or bacterial infections, allergy, adenoids, functional abnormalities of the eustachian tube, and gastroesophageal reflux might have a possible role in the pathogenesis of ome. however, the exact pathogenesis of ome is still unsettled. objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare helicobacter pylori preva...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Determine the impact of adenoid size and prior adenoidectomy on outcomes of sphincter pharyngoplasty. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. METHODS Retrospective review of patients 18 years of age or younger, who underwent sphincter pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) from 2007 to 2012. Nasal endoscopy and nasometry testing were administered pre- and pos...

OBJECTIVE To correlate the type of dental occlusion and the type of pharyngeal lymphoid tissue obstruction in children. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Ambulatory ear, nose, and throat clinic of Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. PATIENTS One hundred fourteen children aged 3 to 12 years presenting with mouth breathing and snoring due to tonsil and/or adenoid enlarge...