Prevalence of mouth breathing, with or without nasal obstruction, in children with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Background: Mouth breathing (MB) is a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, but its diagnosis remains challenging. The main objectives of our study were to evaluate whether parents' and physician's diagnose of MB were concordant and to evaluate the prevalence of nasal obstruction in children with OSA and MB.

Methods: Ninety-three children (median age: 10.

New surgical method of tongue reduction for macroglossia: technical note.

Objective: We describe here a new surgical technique, which allows for efficient tongue reduction with satisfactory appearance and avoids the complications of tip excision.

Study Design: This is a retrospective case review that includes 6 patients who had macroglossia and underwent tongue reduction using our new central V-shaped excision technique. Three patients were operated on at an early age because of significant macroglossia with permanent tongue protrusion, cosmetic disorder, and speech delay.