Mouth Breathing Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Breathing techniques, Buteyko vs diaphragmatic
Brief summary
This study is about Mouth breathing adolescents. This study is a comparative study between buteyko and diaphragmatic breathing technique to check that which technique is more suitable for mouth breathing children.
Detailed description
The substitution of mouth breathing for nasal breathing or mixed breathing where nose is supplemented by mouth is characterized as mouth breathing syndrome. Mouth breathing results in many facial, occlusal, postural and functional changes. It also has the adverse effect on the memory of young children. Other than that bad breath, sleeping issues are also the major manifestation of mouth breathing syndrome. The buteyko breathing technique has been known to establish the mouth breathing in asthmatic patients and improve their quality of life. This study is to compare the efficacy of both technique among the adolescents with mouth breathing syndrome.
Interventions
The buteyko breathing technique is a breath holding technique mostly used in Asthma patients
Sponsors
Dr. Kashish Sahota
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Mouth Breathing Adolescents, Consented by parents or legal guardians to participate in the study, Mouth breathing syndrome conformed by physician, Positive glatzel mirror test and water test
Exclusion criteria
Chronic Respiratory conditions, Neurological conditions, Orthopaedic conditions, Heart diseases, Children undergone tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy, Auditory or visual impairment Body Mass index above 95th percentile
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glatzel Mirror Test | 4 weeks | A two way mirror is used in this procedure. It is used to determine whether nasal breathing is established or not |
| Water test | 4 weeks | Person has to hold the water in mouth for 3 minutes with water closed. It is also used to confirm the mouth breathing |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life ( Mouth Breathing Quality of Life) | 4 weeks | Mouth Breathing Quality of Life Questionnaire (MBQol) used to check quality if life in mouth breathing children and adolescents. |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed