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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

Allen Blaivas, M.D.
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Allen J. Blaivas, DO, practices pulmonary, critical care and sleep...

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Thursday, July 24, 2008
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We have already discussed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the adult, but have not spent much time on OSA in the pediatric age group, which despite also causing breathing to stop during sleep, can have different consequences, is often treated differently, and consequently is a very different dise...
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    Sue
    Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 02:12 PM

    Thanks Dr. Blaivas for bringing this information to our members. 

     

    Readers looking for more info on sleep and kids, please see these posts/articles:

    Kids' neck size may point to risk of sleep apnea

    Sleep Disorders - Are Your Kids Having Trouble Sleeping?

    Kids Who Skimp on Sleep Tend to Be Fatter

    Surgery Only Works for Some Kids with Sleep Apnea

    Time to Set Kids' Back-to-School Sleep Clocks

    All the best, sue

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