Pediatric sleep apnea

For children struggling with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and its more severe form, sleep apnea, each night can feel like a battle for air. Sleep-disordered breathing encompasses a spectrum of breathing abnormalities during sleep. These range from snoring and partial obstructions to complete cessations of breathing, known as apneas. In children, enlarged adenoids and tonsils are […]

Sleep apnea is a common yet often undiagnosed sleep disorder in both adults and children. Sleep apnea is more frequently associated with adults. However, pediatric sleep apnea has gained significant attention in recent years, especially in relation to childhood obesity.  A growing body of research points toward a correlation between obesity and pediatric sleep apnea, […]