EFFECTS OF ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY ON SNORING IN CHILDREN

A prospective study was performed to evaluate the effects of adenotons illar hypertrophy on snoring in children. Thirty male patients were gr ouped with respect to the severity of snoring and were evaluated in te rms of the noise level of the snoring sound, the lowest arterial oxyge n saturation, degree of palatine tonsillar hypertrophy, body mass inde x and cephalometric findings that included the adenoidal-nasopharyngea l ratio, the angle between the lines sella turcica/nasion and most pos terior point of anterior maxilla/nasion, the angle between the lines s ella turcica/nasion and most posterior point of anterior mandible/nasi on, the posterior airway space, the distance from the sella to the nas ion, lower face height and the distance from the basion to the posteri or nasal spine. The noise level of the snoring sound, the lowest arter ial oxygen saturation and the adenoidal-nasopharyngeal ratio showed a significant correlation with the severity of snoring, but the degree o f palatine tonsillar hypertrophy and the body mass index failed to dis close any significant relationship.