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Abstract：
Palatine and pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy may lead to dysfunction of the auditory tube due to a propensity for infection, potentially giving rise to otitis media. This is a quantitative and longitudinal study, developed from 2019 to 2021, at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). The studied sample comprised 15 participants aged 5 to 12 years (mean 7.9 years), 12 male and 3 female, arranged into two groups: children diagnosed with pharyngeal and/or palatine tonsil hypertrophy who were candidates for surgery (G1), and children who were later evaluated after surgery (G2). As part of the test, an otoscopy and measurements of logoaudiometry, pure-tone threshold audiometry, wideband tympanometry (ambient and peak pressure), and otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs and DPOAEs, both at ambient and peak pressure) were all performed. There were statistically significant differences between phases in pure-tone audiometry, in terms of 226 Hz tympanometry, wideband tympanometry in peak pressure conditions, in the amplitude measurement TEOAEs in both pressure conditions, in DPOAEs in ambient pressure conditions, and in the signal/noise measurement in both pressures in DPOAEs. Overall, it was found that hearing tests were different for subjects with palatine and pharyngeal tonsil hypertrophy compared to the post-surgical group.
摘要：
Palatine和咽扁桃体肥大可能由于感染倾向而导致听觉管功能障碍，有可能引起中耳炎.这是一个定量和纵向的研究，从2019年到2021年，在坎皮纳斯州立大学(UNICAMP)开发。研究样本包括15名5至12岁(平均7.9岁)的参与者，12男3女,分为两组：诊断为咽部和/或腭扁桃体肥大的儿童，他们是手术的候选人（G1），以及术后评估的儿童（G2）。作为测试的一部分,耳镜检查和测听测量，纯音阈值测听法，宽带鼓室测压（环境和峰值压力），和耳声发射(TEOAE和DPOAE，在环境压力和峰值压力下）均进行。纯音测听法各阶段之间存在统计学上的显着差异，就226赫兹鼓室测压而言，峰值压力条件下的宽带鼓室测压，在两种压力条件下的振幅测量TEOAE中，在环境压力条件下的DPOAE中，以及DPOAE中两种压力下的信号/噪声测量。总的来说,研究发现，与术后组相比，腭和咽扁桃体肥大的受试者的听力测试不同。
