OSA in Children
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children Found to Impair Cognition, Behavior, and Academic Performance
Tonsilllectomy/Adenoidectomy results in significant improvement for test subjects with sleep disordered breathing
A new, study finds that obstructive sleep apnea may have a significant and deleterious impact on a child's cognition, school performance, and behavior. The examination of children with this disorder, before and after treatment, reveals that a tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy (T&A) results in improved quality of life in these young patients.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a common sleep disorder in adults, has gained recognition as a significant sleep problem in children. Of school age children, 10-30 percent are reported to snore and 4.9 - 8.5 percent are habitual snorers with the incidence of OSAS in children estimated at one to three percent.
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea (SA) is a cessation of breathing during sleep. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) happens when airway blockage occurs. Besides causing sleep disruption, these blockages cause serious life-threatening conditions.
When OSA occurs, the tongue and soft tissues at the back of the throat collapse producing pauses in your breathing. This sleep disturbance can occur from a few times to several hundred times a night.
