Comparison of respiratory function parameters of sports and non-sports hearing impaired students

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the respiratory function parameters of hearing impaired students and non-sport hearing impaired students. Materials and Methods: In accordance with the aim of the study, were reached 40 hearing impaired students aged between 11-16 were educated in Akşemseddin Secondary School for the Deaf in Malatya. However, two students with a secondary disability were excluded from the study and measurements were taken from 38 students. While 20 (11 girls, 9 boys) students were engaged in sports group, 18 (10 girls, 8 boys) students were non-sports group. Pony FX MIP / MEP Spirometer was used in the study. FVC, SVC, MVV, MIP, MEP values were measured. Mann Whitney U test and t-test were used. Results: SVC value of the hearing impaired students doing sports was 2.15 ± 0.59 and 1.02 ± 0.32 higher than SVC value of the hearing impaired students who did not play sports (p <0.05). MVV% value of the hearing impaired students doing sports was found to be 19.50 ± 17.09 and 40.94 ± 10.76 lower than MVV% value of the hearing impaired students who did not play sports (p <0.05). The MIP value of the hearing impaired students doing sports was found to be 21.45 ± 25.02 and 36.94 ± 15.64 significantly lower than the hearing impaired students who did not play sports (p <0.05). There was no significant difference between the MEP value of the hearing impaired students who performed sports was 52.95 ± 23.30, and 52.83 ± 32.60 the MEP value of the students who did not play sports (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Successful FVC measurements could not be obtained due to the coopera problem. The hearing impaired students doing sports were found to have higher SVC values. MIP and MVV% values were higher in hearing impaired students who were not doing sports. There was no significant difference in the MEP measurement between the hearing impaired students doing sports and hearing impaired students non-sports.