Articulation error of children with adenoid hypertrophy.
10.3345/kjp.2014.57.7.323
- Author:
Tae Hoon EOM
1
;
Eun Sil JANG
;
Young Hoon KIM
;
Seung Yun CHUNG
;
In Goo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pedkyh@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adenoids;
Hypertrophy;
Mouth breathing;
Articulation disorders;
Child
- MeSH:
Adenoids*;
Airway Obstruction;
Articulation Disorders;
Child*;
Humans;
Hyoid Bone;
Hypertrophy*;
Mouth;
Mouth Breathing;
Odds Ratio;
Respiration;
Tongue
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2014;57(7):323-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Adenoid hypertrophy is a physical alteration that may affect speech, and a speech disorder can have other negative effects on a child's life. Airway obstruction leads to constricted oral breathing and causes postural alterations of several oro-facial structures, including the mouth, tongue, and hyoid bone. The postural modifications may affect several aspects of speech production. METHODS: In this study, we compared articulation errors in 19 children with adenoid hypertrophy (subject group) to those of 33 children with functional articulation disorders independent of anatomical problems (control group). RESULTS: The mean age of the subject group was significantly higher (P=0.016). Substitution was more frequent in the subject group (P=0.003; odds ratio [OR], 1.80; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.23-2.62), while omission was less frequent (P<0.001; OR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.27-0.67). Articulation errors were significantly less frequent in the palatal affricative in the subject group (P=0.047; OR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.07-0.92). The number of articulation errors in other consonants was not different between the two groups. Nasalization and aspiration were significantly more frequent in the subject group (P=0.007 and 0.014; OR, 14.77 and 0.014; 95% CI, [1.62-135.04] and NA, respectively). Otherwise, there were no differences between the two groups. CONCLUSION: We identified the characteristics of articulation errors in children with adenoid hypertrophy, but our data did not show the relationship between adenoid hypertrophy and oral motor function that has been observed in previous studies. The association between adenoid hypertrophy and oral motor function remains doubtful.
