据国际合众社消息 一项研究显示，内耳损伤可以阻碍婴儿呼吸，从而导致婴儿猝死综合征（SIDS）。
CBS周二报道说，医生们研究了31个死于婴儿猝死综合征的病例，发现他们的听力检测结果相同。
这项研究的领导者，西雅图儿童医院研究所的Daniel Rubens博士说，反映内耳功能的评分。右耳明显低于左耳，这在健康婴儿中并不常见。
Rubens说: “我怀疑内耳在控制呼吸中起一定作用”他怀疑，出生时内耳的损伤会致命的影响婴儿的正常呼吸。
婴儿猝死综合征研究者Henry Krous博士说，父母应该应该采取措施减少发生SIDS的风险。每年美国有超过2000婴儿死于婴儿猝死综合征。
Krous说，应该把婴儿放在硬质表面睡觉，平躺，并且襁褓不要过度包裹。
原文：
Inner Ear May Play Role In SIDS Deaths
A study suggests inner ear damage may play a role in hampering the breathing of some babies who died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Doctors examining 31 deaths found newborns who later died from SIDS shared the same hearing test results, CBS News reported Tuesday.
The scores, reflecting inner ear function, were significantly lower in the right ear than in the left, something not usually seen in healthy babies, said Dr. Daniel Rubens of the Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute and the study's lead author.
"I'm suggesting that the inner ear plays a key role in the control of breathing," said Rubens, noting he suspects damage to the inner ear, possibly at birth, can fatally impair a child's ability to breathe normally.
SIDS researcher Dr. Henry Krous said parents should continue to follow steps proven to reduce the risk of SIDS, which kills more than 2,000 babies in the United States each year.
"Put babies on firm surfaces for sleeping," Krous said. "They should be placed on their back, they should not be overly swaddled." (c) UPI
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