Treinamento muscular respiratório simples reverte fraqueza muscular respiratória em crianças com deficiência auditiva

Abstract

Objective: Perform respiratory muscle training in previously identified children with muscle weakness and verify that Respiron® equipment is also effective in strengthening respiratory muscles. Method:Randomized clinical trial with a sample of 9 children who presented respiratory muscle weakness in a previous study, of both genders, aged between 8 and 14 years. They were randomly divided into the Respiron® group and the IMT Threshold® group for respiratory muscle training and reevaluation. Results:This study showed that there was a significant improvement in maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and also between the predicted value and the value observed in the respiratory muscle training after maximal expiratory pressure (MEP). The Respiron® group obtained better results at maximum respiratory pressures (p<0,05).Conclusion: We can affirm that respiratory muscle training was effective for the improvement of respiratory muscle strength in children with hearing loss, especially training with the flow equipment