Learning problems and mouth breathing in schoolchindren from 7-8 years

• Grant number: 16/02209-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2016
• End date: December 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Speech Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Ana Luiza Pereira Gomes Pinto Navas
• Grantee: Andrezza de Melo Bulhões
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP). Fundação Arnaldo Vieira de Carvalho. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present research project aims to evaluate breathing and learning of 60 schoolchildren and see how much frequent mouth breathing is associated with learning difficulties. Will be the evaluation instruments: School Development Test; Pseudowords Repetition and Rapid Automatized Naming; for learning and "Protocolo de Clínica Adulto" that is used in internship at "Faculdade de Ciências Médica da Santa Casa de São Paulo", for breathing.