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{"title":"Gestational diabetes mellitus and the hearing of newborns:A nested case-control study in tropical province of China","authors":"Xiaohua Li ,&nbsp;Weizhen Bu ,&nbsp;Xiaojing Hu ,&nbsp;Tianhong Han ,&nbsp;Yan Xuan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112056","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112056","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study aims to determine the association of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the results of newborn hearing screening(NHS).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A nested case-control study was conducted in a cohort of newborns who were born between June 2021 to December 2021 and underwent neonatal hearing screening.GDM was diagnosed according to the 75 g 2 h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 24–28 gestational weeks.A total of 369 pregnant women at the same hospital were individually matched in a 1:2 ratio by maternal age (±2 years), gestational age (±3 days) and sex of newborn.Chi-square test was utilized to evaluate associations between GDM and the results of NHS.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Abnormal NHS results in the GDM group was more frequent than non-GDM group.When comparing the two groups (GDM case and contol), we found significant differences (p &lt; 0.05) between them.Whereas the difference was not statistically significant (p &gt; 0.05) by delivery modes in both case and control groups.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Maternal history of GDM could lead to significantly higher failling rate of NHS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165587624002106/pdfft?md5=37a0b3d69801c94f9d1201d4588faca5&pid=1-s2.0-S0165587624002106-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141912756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Outcome of kinesio taping in drooling children: A systematic review","authors":"Jeyasakthy Saniasiaya ,&nbsp;Graeme van der Meer ,&nbsp;Ed C Toll","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112057","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Drooling is a troublesome condition, especially in children with neuromuscular and intellectual disability. Over the past decade, novel interventions have been trialled to alleviate drooling in the affected children. Kinesio tape (KT) application has shown promising results in controlling drooling in children. We reviewed the literature to determine the outcome of KT application in drooling children.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A literature search was conducted from January 1, 1990 to March 2024 by searching several databases over a 1-month period (April 2024) according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The primary outcome was defined as the success of the intervention determined by the improvement or resolution of symptoms, and the secondary outcome was determined by adjunct or repeated procedures and the presence of complications.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Overall, 172 children from 10 studies were identified. All studies included are retrospective studies (Level III). This review included 172 children, with a mean age of 8.2 years (Male: 58.7 %). All included children had underlying comorbidities (100 %), with neurological disorders (77 %) being the most prevalent. KT application was performed predominantly over the orbicularis oris in 6 studies, 118 children[68.6 %], suprahyoid region in 3 studies, 45 children (26.2 %) and multiregion over the head and neck in 1 study of children (5.2 %). Drooling was assessed subjectively in all 100 % of children with objective measurement performed in 3 studies. KT was the only intervention in 40.7 % of the included children, whereas KT was performed in combination with oromotor therapy in 48 children, speech therapy in 44 children, and manipulation therapy in 10 children. All included children (100 %) reported improvement in drooling. No studies reported adverse reactions to KT application.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>KT application is a safe, effective alternative for drooling children. The effect of KT, however, may be temporary. The quality of the evidence is inadequate to recommend widespread use of the intervention until a better-quality study has been completed. Future randomised controlled studies with a large sample size are warranted to determine the efficacy of this intervention among children.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141912757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survey of pharyngeal foreign bodies in Japan: An ecological study using the nationwide claims data","authors":"Shintaro Tanaka ,&nbsp;Kensuke Uraguchi ,&nbsp;Etsuji Suzuki ,&nbsp;Naomi Matsumoto ,&nbsp;Munechika Tsumura ,&nbsp;Shohei Fujimoto ,&nbsp;Shotaro Miyamoto ,&nbsp;Takashi Yorifuji ,&nbsp;Mizuo Ando","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112055","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112055","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>Pharyngeal foreign bodies (PFBs) are a prevalent disease affected by food culture and dietary habits, with fish bones as the leading cause. Most studies were limited to specific regions, and a nationwide survey was not conducted in Japan. In this ecological study, we aimed to conduct a nationwide analysis of outpatient PFB cases in Japan over three years, focusing on seasonal trends, sex- and age-stratified cases, and regional differences.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We used the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan open data from April 2019 to March 2022. The case data were analyzed by month, age, sex, and prefecture. Additionally, we calculated the standardized claim ratios (SCRs) for each prefecture and investigated the association between dietary habits, food culture, and SCR of PFBs using a two-level linear regression model.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We analyzed a total of 164,337 outpatient PFB cases in Japan, revealing an average incidence rate of 45.6 per 100,000 persons. The seasonal trend revealed a peak in July each year from 2019 to 2021, confirming seasonality in PFB incidents. Children reported a higher incidence rate. Living west of Japan and expenditure on fish and shellfish had a strongly positive association with the SCR of PFBs.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our nationwide survey reveals that, even within Japan, there were regional variations influenced by food culture and dietary habits. The data showed that PFB incidence was higher among children, highlighting the need for preventive education.</p></div><div><h3>Level of evidence</h3><p>Level 3.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141952766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The use of a computer-based program focused on the syllabic method to support early literacy in children with cochlear implants","authors":"Marinella Majorano ,&nbsp;Michela Santangelo ,&nbsp;Irene Redondi ,&nbsp;Chiara Barachetti ,&nbsp;Elena Florit ,&nbsp;Letizia Guerzoni ,&nbsp;Domenico Cuda ,&nbsp;Rachele Ferrari ,&nbsp;Beatrice Bertelli","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Children with cochlear implants (CIs) often lag behind children with normal hearing (NH) in early literacy skills. Furthermore, the development of language skills associated with their emergent literacy skills seems to depend on good auditory access. Supporting language acquisition and early literacy in children with CIs may prevent difficulties in primary school. The use of technology may facilitate auditory and speech recovery in children with CIs, but evidence on computer-based early literacy programs is limited.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study investigates (a) the effects of a computer-based program focusing on the syllabic method on the literacy skills of children with CIs (CIs group), comparing them with the literacy skills of a group of age-matched NH (normal hearing) peers (NHs group); (b) the associations between language and early literacy skills in the NHs group and between language, auditory and early literacy skills in the CIs group.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Nine prelingually deaf children with CIs (<em>M</em> = 61.11, <em>SD</em> = 6.90) with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss and nine age-matched NH children participated in the program. Categories of Auditory Performance (CAP) as measures of children's auditory skills were collected. All participants were tested on phonological, morphosyntax (grammatical comprehension and repetition), and early literacy skills (syllable blending and segmentation, syllable and word reading) (T1). Next, all children participated in the computer-based program for 12 weeks. After the program was completed (T2), only early literacy tests were administered to the children.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Although, on average, both groups obtained higher scores in all literacy tasks at T2, the CIs group scored lower than the NHs group. In the CIs group, at T2 we found significant improvements in syllable segmentation (p = 0.042) and word reading (p = 0.035). In the NHs group, at T2 we found significant improvements in syllable segmentation (p = 0.034), syllable blending (p = 0.022), syllable reading (p = 0.008), and word reading (p = 0.009). We also found significant associations in both groups between measures of morphosyntax at T1 and measures of early literacy at T2. In addition, for the CIs group, we found significant associations between children's auditory performance at T1 and measures of morphosyntax at T1 and early literacy at T2.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>a computer-based program focused on the syllabic method could support children with CIs in acquiring emergent literacy abilities. The auditory performance of children with CIs seems to influence their morphosyntax and later early literacy skills.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141787984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of central sleep apnea on sleep architecture in children with obstructive sleep apnea","authors":"ChenXi Luo ,&nbsp;WenBo Chen ,&nbsp;Qi Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112053","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112053","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>This study aimed to investigate how central sleep apnea (CSA) impacts sleep patterns in children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Children undergoing polysomnography (PSG) were enrolled and sorted into two groups: those with OSA alone (Group A) and those with both OSA and CSA (CAI &lt;1 nd: children with 10 % CSA or more and less than 50 %, Group B). Statistical analysis was conducted to compare sleep structure and clinical features between Group A and Group B.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Group B exhibited significantly higher respiratory events, apnea hypoventilation index, apnea index and oxygen desaturation index (ODI) compared to Group A (p &lt; 0.05). Group B also showed higher total sleep time and arousal index than Group A (P &lt; 0.05). The proportion of time spent in stage N3 was lower in Group B than in Group A (P &lt; 0.05). Moreover, mean heart rate and minimum heart rate were higher in Group B compared to Group A (P &lt; 0.05).Minimum oxygenation levels (including non-rapid eye movement (NREM) stages) were lowe in Group B than in Group A (P &lt; 0.05). Additionally, the prevalence of positional obstructive sleep apnea (P-OSA) was greater in Group B than in Group A (P &lt; 0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>In comparison to those with OSA alone, children with OSA and concurrent CSA exhibited distinct sleep patterns, including reduced N3uration, higher arousal index, longer respiratory events, higher ODI, and lower oxygen saturation, higher heart rate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141897408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regional differences in admissions and surgical management of pediatric nontuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis","authors":"David O'Neil Danis III ,&nbsp;Taylor Lynn Jamil ,&nbsp;Jessica R. Levi ,&nbsp;Andrew R. Scott","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112051","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112051","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>This study aims to determine the overall incidence of medical and surgical admissions related to non-tuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis (NTMCL) and determine if rates vary by geographic region in the US. It also aims to assess if the relative frequency of varying treatment modalities for NTMCL differ among geographic regions.</p></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><p>Population-based inpatient registry analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><p>Academic medical center.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Kids’ Inpatient Database (2016 and 2019) was used to determine NTMCL-related admissions and common head and neck procedures performed during these admissions were identified. Analysis was performed on regional differences in demographic factors and procedures performed during NTMCL-related admissions.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>There were 159 weighted admissions (1.31 per 100,000) for NTMCL in 2016 and 2019 in the US, with the Midwest having the highest proportion of NTML-related admissions (1.59:100,000). NTMCL-related admissions were 2.21 times as likely to be elective rather than non-elective in the Midwest when compared to all other geographic regions (p = 0.038). The Midwest was 2.83 times as likely to treat with surgery (p = 0.011), while the Northeast was negatively associated with performing procedures (OR 0.38; p = 0.026). In the Midwest, significantly more excisional surgeries were preformed when compared to other regions, with an OR of 2.98 (p = 0.003).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The Midwest had the highest incidence of pediatric NTMCL-related admissions and was more likely to perform excisional surgery as primary NTMCL treatment. Regions that rarely see pediatric NTMCL have a more inconsistent approach to management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141842432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preventing pediatric accidental decannulation events: A quality improvement initiative","authors":"Alexander Cherches MD ,&nbsp;Avivah Wang BS ,&nbsp;Rolvix H. Patterson MD, MPH ,&nbsp;Janet Lee MD ,&nbsp;Jeffrey Cheng MD","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112052","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112052","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To describe a quality improvement (QI) method to decrease pediatric accidental decannulation (AD) in the early postoperative period for children under age 3.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A retrospective chart review was conducted on children under age 3 who underwent tracheostomy at Duke University Health System from August 1, 2013 to May 1, 2023 (n = 104). A root cause analysis was used to assess factors associated with AD following pediatric tracheostomy. Based on the factors identified by the research team, retrospective data was collected before (8/1/13 - 1/31/22) and after (2/1/22 - 5/1/23) a single practice change was implemented: using twill neck ties, rather than foam neck ties, to secure newly-placed tracheostomy tubes. Twill ties were applied intraoperatively as a visual cue to signal a recent tracheostomy for the interdisciplinary care team. The primary outcome in the pre-intervention and post-intervention period was measured as 30-day incidence of AD per 10 tracheostomy cases.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Prior to the intervention, a total of 11 ADs occurred in 9 patients across 93 pediatric tracheostomies (1.18 AD per 10 cases). Afterward, 0 ADs occurred across 11 pediatric tracheostomies (0 AD per 10 cases).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This data suggests that the twill tie intervention may prevent AD and the associated morbidity. With the twill tie initiative, we describe 11 ADs and associated risk factors and present a QI intervention that may help prevent AD and improve patient safety in the early postoperative period.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141897407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nasal airway resistance in patients with different degrees of operated unilateral cleft lip: Evaluation of ventilation in 112 patients","authors":"Yu Wang,&nbsp;Zhilu Zhang,&nbsp;Weiyi Sun,&nbsp;Tao Song,&nbsp;Ningbei Yin,&nbsp;Yongqian Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112049","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112049","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The aim of this study was to compare the nasal airway resistance between the cleft and non-cleft sides in operated unilateral cleft lip (UCL) patients with varying severities at birth, as well as to assess the differences in nasal airway resistance between UCL patients and healthy individuals.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This retrospective study was conducted on 112 UCL patients who have undergone primary lip reconstructions but not advanced surgeries as the study group and 20 healthy participants as the control group between February 2023 to March 2024. The study group patients were grouped based on the severity of their cleft lip at birth, divided into occult cleft lip group, incomplete cleft lip group, and complete cleft lip group. The anterior rhinomanometry was used to evaluate nasal resistance, including unilateral effective resistances during inspiration (Reffin), expiration (Reffex), and the entire breath (ReffT), as well as unilateral vertex resistance during inspiration (VRin) and expiration (VRex). The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to assess normality. Paired t-tests were utilized to analyze the differences in nasal resistance between the healthy and affected sides within the same group of patients. Student's t-test was used to analyze the differences in nasal resistance among patients with different degrees of cleft lip. A p-value of &lt;0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The nasal resistances of the occult cleft and incomplete cleft lip groups showed no significant differences between the cleft and non-cleft sides, and were similar to the control group. However, in the complete cleft lip group, the cleft side nasal resistance was significantly higher than the non-cleft side and control group. Among the groups, the complete cleft lip group had significantly higher nasal resistances on the cleft side for Reffin, VRin, and ReffT compared to the occult cleft group.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Understanding the nasal resistance of different degrees of operated UCL patients can benefit clinical diagnosis and treatment. Patients with complete cleft lip have more severe nasal obstruction on the cleft side, with greater impact on inhalation than exhalation. For these patients, treatment by an otolaryngologist is recommended to improve nasal airflow.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of bidirectional telemedicine in home CPAP for children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome","authors":"Liqiang Yang,&nbsp;Dabo Liu,&nbsp;Jianwen Zhong,&nbsp;Jinhong Huang,&nbsp;Shuyao Qiu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Traditional telemedicine follow-up proves unsuitable for home continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Accompanying advancements in mobile internet, this study explores the feasibility and effectiveness of a mobile communication and remote monitoring system as a novel bidirectional telemedicine approach to enhance adherence to home CPAP in children with OSAS.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A prospective cohort utilizing bidirectional telemedicine follow-up from January to December 2022 (TM) was compared with a retrospective cohort receiving conventional phone follow-up from August 2018 to December 2021 (CP). Participants in TM group were subdivided into two groups based on the number of inquiries in the first week: a high-question group and a low-question group. The main endpoints included successful CPAP adaption and adherence at 2 months of follow-up.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The TM group exhibited a significantly lower termination rate within 2 months compared to the CP group (1/24 vs. 6/22, p = 0.037). In the first week of home CPAP, the high-question group reported shorter average nightly usage and fewer days with usage of ≥4 h compared to the low-question group (5 h per night vs. 8.5 h per night, 4.5 days vs. 7 days, both p &lt; 0.001). However, the high-question group showed significant improvement in adherence from the second week onward for the remainder of the study period.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Bidirectional telemedicine represents an effective and feasible method to improve adherence to home CPAP therapy in children with OSAS. Considering the costs, researchers recommend applying bidirectional telemedicine for at least 1 week to better enhance long-term adherence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141787983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ankyloglossia in Australia: Experiences and perspectives of parents and caregivers","authors":"Donna Akbari ,&nbsp;Hans Bogaardt ,&nbsp;Kimberley Docking","doi":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112046","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijporl.2024.112046","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To investigate the perspectives and experiences of parents of infants with ankyloglossia in Australia.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Two hundred and sixty-seven parents across Australia responded to an online survey including their experiences of having a child with ankyloglossia. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse quantitative data.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Participants were from all Australian states and territories, with the majority residing in New South Wales and Victoria. Ankyloglossia diagnoses typically occurred within the first two weeks of life, driven mainly by difficulties with feeding. Lactation consultants played a prominent role in diagnosis, particularly in rural areas. Surgical interventions were common, with frenotomy using scissors or scalpel being the primary treatment. Aftercare recommendations, including stretching the frenotomy wound, were prevalent. Most parents received education about ankyloglossia, primarily through verbal and written information. Parents generally reported high satisfaction with the effectiveness of treatments, favouring surgical interventions. However, satisfaction with health professionals' support did not consistently correlate with the likelihood of consenting to the treatment again, and those who conducted their own research on ankyloglossia expressed lower satisfaction with health professionals’ support.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The experiences of Australian parents in their infant's diagnosis, management and education of ankyloglossia varied greatly. Clinical guidelines for all relevant health professionals are needed to ensure standardised diagnosis and management processes. In future, this will help guide evidence-based diagnosis and intervention for infants with ankyloglossia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14388,"journal":{"name":"International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165587624002003/pdfft?md5=eeca2d90e2aa3da626e33013cb191e53&pid=1-s2.0-S0165587624002003-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}