When a Kid’s Bad Behavior Is Actually Hidden Sleep Disorder
Have teachers reported problems with focus, organization, or memory? “If over 10/24, then the parent should evaluate what may be causing the daytime sleepiness.”Experts said treatment may improve some of the behavioral issues.Adenotonsillectomy, which removes enlarged tonsils and adenoids that can obstruct the airway, remains one of the most common treatments for pediatric OSA. Clinicians should continue to monitor children, especially if symptoms return or risk factors change.
- ▪Have teachers reported problems with focus, organization, or memory?
- ▪“If over 10/24, then the parent should evaluate what may be causing the daytime sleepiness.”Experts said treatment may improve some of the behavioral issues.Adenotonsillectomy, which removes enlarged tonsils and adenoids that can obstruct t
- ▪Clinicians should continue to monitor children, especially if symptoms return or risk factors change.
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Academic struggles, emotional outbursts, and a sudden inability to focus usually send pediatricians hunting for a behavioral diagnosis.But Binal Kancherla, MD, medical director at the Children’s Sleep Center at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, sees another possibility: the child may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)“It is common to see children referred for behavioral or academic concerns who ultimately have significant sleep-disordered breathing,” said Kancherla, chair of the Section on Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at the American Academy of Pediatrics.For years, OSA has been recognized primarily as a disorder of snoring, disrupted sleep, and airway obstruction.But research suggests the effects of repeated nighttime oxygen drops and fragmented sleep in children may extend…
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