Obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in children is a serious condition. 1-10 percent of children actually struggle with sleep apnea. The cases are usually mild and children do mostly grow out of it, but it is a concerning condition. It can be diagnosed either through the very effective overnight polysomnography or by clinical diagnosis. Doctor's and pediatrician's can help with treatment options and diagnosis.
Listed below are the obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in children.
1) Loud snoring
2) Gasping for air, snorting and breathing stops while your child sleeps. The gasping for air and snorting can wake your child up and interrupt their sleep.
3) Bad night sweating
4) Behavioral problems at school or in social.
5) Sleeps is restless
6) They show behavioral problems in society and at school.
7) Wake up consistently with headaches and also suffer from them throughout the day.
8) Voice is nasally
9) Falls asleep throughout the day and day dreams or dozes off.
10) Mouth breathing on a regular basis while they are awake.
11) Day dreams, dozes off and falls asleep during the day often.
Do you see any of these symptoms in your child? Diagnosis and treatment are usually the next options for people. If left undiagnosed and not treated correctly, sleep apnea it can result in behavioral issues, cardiopulmonary disease, attention deficit disorder, bedwetting (enuresis), and poor performance at school.
Some common causes for sleep apnea in children are adenotonsillar hypertrophy, craniofacial abnormalities, obesity, neuromuscular diseases. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is often treated by the removal of tonsils. This usually helps take care of sleep apnea for children with this condition. CPAP machine use and losing weight are also some treatment options to treat the sleep condition. Professional diagnosis and treatment is usually the next step for most people.
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