Sleep Apnea and the Child

As the parent of a child with sleep apnea, you willchest retract as they gasp for air, and they
find they snore; they make all types strangesometimes are sleeping in strange positions. The
noises when they are sleeping, and you will findstrange positions come about because they are
their small chest is going to retract as they try toso tired, so exhausted, they fall asleep in various
catch a breath when sleeping. A child with sleeppositions that will allow the child to breath freely
apnea is not going to be getting a good nightand properly to get rest.
sleep when they are not able to breath properlyA child may show signs of depression or outward
while sleeping. Sleeping, with snoring, and with thesigns of confusion because they are generally
inability to breath properly can lead to harshtired, from lack of sleep. The child may also show
behavior, the inability to concentrate and the childsigns of behavior changes as they are not getting
is going to be tired more often.the sleep needed that is related to sleep apnea. A
The same symptoms that adults feel and noticesleep test can be done on the child, as with
will be noticed in children when it comes to sleepadults, to determine the severity of the sleep
apnea, and obstructive sleep apnea. The signsapnea, and the additional stress on the body, or
that a child is tired during the day, that you hearlack of oxygen, which will then give the doctor
the noises when they are sleeping, that you seethe means to make a more concrete method of
they have a hard time breathing when they arehelping your child, with or without surgery.
sleeping, and that they are cranky or irritableWhat you might find surprising is that just 25
even after a long nights rest, these are all signsyears ago, the only method of helping a child that
of sleep apnea.had very severe obstructive sleep apnea was a
The signs of a child that is suffering with sleeptracheotomy. In our modern times, doctors realize
apnea are similar to those of the adult. For thethat removal of the tonsils, and / or the adenoids
child, a loud a raspy noise when they are sleepingis going to make a major difference in how a child
occurs. They gasp or choke for air when sleeping.breathes. The removal of tissue in the airway is
They have a very restless night sleep, go throughalso a boosting effort that will not harm the child,
bedwetting problems, they often tell you aboutbut that will allow the child to breath much better
nightmares, and terrors in the dark. Children willoverall, giving the child a much better restful night
sleep with their mouth open, you can see theirof sleep.