學者回應"霧霾讓兒童變醜":有些誇張但有根據
A microblog alleging that "smog will make people look uglier year by year" has been circulated online recently, reported on Tuesday.
華聲在線週二報道，一則宣稱"霧霾讓人逐年變醜"的微博近日在網上瘋傳。Such microblog posts originated from a proposal by a well-known Chinese otolaryngological expert and professor Zhang Quan'an on protecting children from the harm caused by smog, at the local Two Sessions of Shaanxi province.
此類博文源自國內知名耳鼻喉專家張全安教授在陝西省兩會上提交的關於保護兒童免受霧霾危害的提案。Zhang said in his proposal that children can develop a "smog face" and coryza, caused by harmful particles in the air, which can also result in a shortage of oxygen supply to the brain.
張全安在他的提案中表示，有害空氣中的微粒會使得兒童五官變形形成“霧霾臉”，還會導致大腦缺氧。
He told the claim that smog can make children look uglier sounds exaggerated but has theoretical support.
他接受華聲在線採訪時表示，"霧霾使兒童變醜"的說法聽起來誇張，但確有理論依據。When children get coryza due to an irritation of the nose caused by harmful particles in smog, their nose gets blocked and they have to use their mouths to breathe, and this could adversely affect facial development over time and develop a short thick upturned upperlip and an irregular row of teeth, Zhang explained.
張全安對此作出解釋：當兒童因霧霾中的有害顆粒物刺激鼻腔而患上鼻炎時，其鼻腔堵塞，必須用嘴呼吸。這不利於兒童的面部發育，會造成其上脣短厚翹起，牙齒排列不整齊。Children whose brains are still developing may experience retarded development as a result of breathing disorders at night.
而在夜間，大腦還處於發育期的兒童因爲鼻腔呼吸不暢，引發大腦發育的延緩。Zhang said he was researching the safest way for children to wear masks, as these are so far the most effective means to protect wearers from the potential harm caused by smog.
張全安表示，他正在研究兒童戴面具的最安全方法，因爲這是到目前爲止，最有效的保護使用者免受煙霧造成的潛在危害的手段
