[The influence on velopharyngeal function by children adenoidectomy].
OBJECTIVE
To study the early and long term effect on velopharyngeal closure function by children adenoidectomy.


METHODS
An investigation on parents or person who attended the children to be executed adenoidectomy, blowing soak test and computerized phonography were carried on 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months preoperatively and postoperatively, respectively.


RESULTS
1) The investigation showed that 22 in 31 cases presented hypernasality, in which 9 lasted more than 3 months after operation, Seven children presented nasal regurgitation of food and hypernasality only within 1 month. 2) Blowing soak test showed velopharyngeal insufficiency within 1 week (P <0.01) after operation. 3) Some voice figures appeared consonant and formants incomplete, and nasalization in the early period after operation. The value of F3 in /i:/ decreased after operation, especially within 1 week.


CONCLUSIONS
Velopharyngeal insufficiency appears on most children after adenoidectomy transiently. There is no evidence shows a long term influence on velopharyngeal function for children after adenoidectomy.
Zhang
Ming
M
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Wang
Liping
L
Zhang
Li
L
D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013062:Speech Articulation Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014833:Voice Quality