Table 3.
Association between speech disorders and various etiologies of mouth breathing
| Speech disorders | AR n (%) | AH n (%) | AR + AH n (%) | FM n (%) | Total n (%) | Chi-Square test | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 10 (2) | 11 (2.2) | 10 (2) | 10 (2) | 41 (8.2) | 17.77 | <0.001** |
| OMD | 10 (2) | 8 (1.6) | 9 (1.8) | 23 (4.6) | 50 (10) | ||
| OMD + speech alteration | 64 (12.9) | 52 (10.4) | 59 (11.8) | 232 (46.6) | 407 (81.7) | ||
| Total | 84 (16.9) | 71 (14.3) | 78 (15.7) | 265 (53.2) | 498 (100) |
**highly significant; AR - Allergic Rhinitis; AH - Adenoidal Hypertrophy; FM - Functional Mouth Breathing; OMD - Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder