Ear, Nose, & Throat (ENT) & Down Syndrome - NDSS
网页Children with Down syndrome have an increased incidence of upper repertory tract infections, which predisposes chronic ear infections. The facial anatomy of Down syndrome also predisposes chronic ear disease. The middle ear is aerated by the eustachian tube, a small tube that goes from the middle ear space to the area behind the nose in the ...
ASSUME THAT I CAN | World Down Syndrome Day 2024 - YouTube
网页2024年3月14日 · Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. In sociology, this is...
Surgery & Down Syndrome - NDSS
网页When undergoing endotracheal intubation for anesthesia, patients with Down syndrome require smaller endotracheal tubes (breathing tubes) than their peers who do not have Down syndrome.
Ear, Nose and Throat Problems with Down Syndrome - Children's …
网页Eustachian tube dysfunction is common. This can lead to repeated ear infections, sometimes with ear fluid buildup. Many children with Down syndrome will need tympanostomy tubes to prevent these problems. Hearing loss is also common. the vast majority from difficulties with conducting sound (often helped with tympanostomy tubes).
Down Syndrome - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - National Center …
网页2023年8月8日 · Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or a portion of a third chromosome 21. Patients typically present with mild to moderate intellectual disability, growth retardation, and characteristic facial features.
Down syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2018年3月8日 · Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21. This extra genetic material causes the developmental changes and physical features of Down syndrome. Down syndrome varies in severity among individuals, causing lifelong …
Down Syndrome: Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
网页What causes Down syndrome? What are signs someone has Down syndrome? Can Down syndrome be treated? Brian Skotko, M.D, M.P.P., Medical Geneticist and Emma Cam...
About Down Syndrome - NDSS
网页2021年4月6日 · The diagnostic procedures available for prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome are chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis. These procedures, which carry up to a 1% risk of causing a spontaneous termination (miscarriage), are nearly 100% accurate in diagnosing Down syndrome.
Relationships + Sexuality - Down Syndrome Resource Foundation
网页People with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities are often assumed to be uninterested in sex and sexuality, to not be having sex or physical intimacy, and that their interests should match their cognitive age or abilities, not their biological age. They may be seen as asexual, eternally young, or too innocent to be concerned with ...
Down Syndrome for the Otolaryngologist : A Review - JAMA …
网页Hearing concerns range from narrow ear canals and cerumen impactions to eustachian tube dysfunction, middle ear effusion, cochlear malformations, and conductive, sensorineural, and/or mixed hearing loss. Immune deficiency, hypertrophy of Waldeyer ring, and hypoplastic sinuses may complicate and develop into chronic rhinosinusitis.