FAQs
- Snoring is not cute
- If a child snores most nights – exclude OSA
- Adenotonsillectomy (70-80% cure)
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Diagnostic sleep study
- Non-invasive overnight testing of sleep and respiratory parameters
- Poor weight gain
- Poor concentration and behaviour problems
- Learning difficulties
- Increased risk of hypertension and heart failure
- If both parents snore it increases the risk of the child having OSA three fold
- Large tonsils and adenoids
- Facial dysmorphism
- Muscle weakness
- Obesity
- Unrefreshed on waking
- Irritable during the day
- Poor concentration
- Snoring or heavy breathing
- Laboured breathing
- Choking or gagging
- Pauses in breathing
- Excessive sweating
- Nocturnal cough
- Snoring is the main symptom
- 10% of children snore and 1 out of 3 have OSA
- Common under the age of 6 years
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- Rhythmic movement disorder
- Onset before 1 year of age
- More common in boys
- Disappears by 4 years
- If persistent – exclude underlying medical problems
- Occurs in Non-REM sleep
- Screaming/confusion/disoriented
- No recall of events
- Common age 4-12 years
- Occurs in REM sleep
- Peak age 3-6 years
- Able to recall dream
- Frequent nightmares associated with underlying medical problems
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- 5-10% of adolescents
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Significant difficulty waking
- Day time sleepiness
- Poor school performance
- School avoidance
- Any age group
- Difficulty in remaining asleep
- Several wake ups during the night
- Exclude medical problems such as sleep apnoea, developmental delay
- Common after 18 months
- Separation anxiety
- Limit setting disorder
- Prolonged sleep latency
- Common under 12 months
- More than 40% of infants
- Inappropriate environmental cues
- Requires parental input to fall asleep