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Spirometry and lung function in children with congenital deafness.

Osten Jonsson1, Dan Gustafsson

  • 1Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden. osten.jonsson@orebroll.se

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|September 29, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Deaf children show poorer lung function (spirometry) compared to hearing children. Improved spirometry instructions and further research into the benefits of vocalization for lung development are recommended.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Audiology
  • Developmental Pediatrics

Background:

  • Deaf children lack verbal language development, impacting normal airway pressure changes from speech.
  • The effects of vocalization activities like talking and screaming on lung development in deaf children remain understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate lung development in deaf children by comparing spirometry results with those of hearing children.
  • To explore potential benefits of vocalization for lung development in deaf individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Spirometry was conducted on 51 children with congenital deafness and 82 healthy hearing controls.
  • Participation enthusiasm and spirometry maneuver quality were assessed for both groups.

Main Results:

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  • Deaf children exhibited significantly poorer spirometry results compared to hearing controls.
  • Lower participation enthusiasm in deaf children was attributed to challenges in non-verbal instruction delivery.
  • Even when participation quality was matched, deaf children still showed inferior spirometry outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Spirometry instructions require enhancement for deaf children to ensure accurate lung function assessment.
  • The potential positive impact of using lungs for speech and screaming on lung development in deaf children cannot be ruled out.