Effects of body mass index and adenotonsillar size on snoring sound intensity levels at highest power

Seren E., San T., CİNGİ C., MULUK N. B., Durukan K.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.78, sa.1, ss.50-54, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 78 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.10.017
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.50-54
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adenoid hypertrophy, Tonsil hypertrophy, Body mass index (BMI), Snoring, Highest power frequency (Fmax), Snoring sound intensity level (SSIL), OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, CHILDREN, PREVALENCE, SEVERITY, SYMPTOMS, EPISODES
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Snoring during sleep is a major clinical symptom of adenoid and tonsil hypertrophy in paediatric patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of adenoid and tonsil size on snoring sound frequency and intensity in children.