Mild Sleep Apnea Treatment In Children
Health Encyclopedia: Sleep Apnea Highlights
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Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease
- Sleep apnea can increase the risk of stroke, even if patients do not have high blood pressure. A 2005 study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggested that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are twice as likely to have strokes as patients without apnea. The more severe the sleep apnea, the greater the risk.
- Many patients with heart failure also suffer from sleep apnea. Another 2005 NEJM study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CP...
Expert & Community Posts
Consequences of OSA
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...on the topic of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. As we mentioned OSA is the... Read more »
Top Tips for Coping with Insomnia
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...also keep you awake. Think of how long it takes for children to fall asleep on Christmas Eve!... Read more »
Pediatric OSA Treatment
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...This being the case, the most effective treatment of children with OSA is the surgical removal... Read more »
Taking Provigil for MS-Related Fatigue
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...evening teaching schedule. I teach music lessons to children and adults on most weekday... Read more »
Treating Sleep Apnea
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...fit properly. Noise of the machine. Surgerical Treatments for Sleep ApneaThere are several... Read more »
Health Guide
Sleep Apnea: Treatment
...positive airflow pressure (nCPAP). It is safe and effective in sleep apnea patients of all ages, including children. CPAP is not recommended for patients with mild apnea. Patients with apnea but... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Prognosis
...and treatment of sleep apnea in the patient can help eliminate these problems.Effects in Infants and ChildrenFailure to Thrive. Small children with undiagnosed sleep apnea may "fail to thrive,"... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Surgery
...as a deviated septum) that contribute to snoring and other symptoms.Removing Adenoids and Tonsils in ChildrenAdenotonsillectomy, or surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids, is a first-line... Read more »Sleep Apnea: Lifestyle Changes
...in the weightlessness of space.) Positional sleep apnea affects people of all ages, including young children.As a first step in dealing with sleep apnea, the patient should simply try rolling over... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors
...reporting anxiety to doctors.Age. In general, phobias, OCD and separation anxiety show up early in childhood, while social phobia and panic disorder are often diagnosed during the teen years.... Read more »Images
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Related News
Diabetes Linked to Sleep Apnea
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Scientists need to spend more time studying the possible connection between type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. The International... Read summary »
Surgery Treats Sleep Apnea in Kids
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Young children and infants with obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from a new surgical technique. Removing the adenoids,... Read summary »
Pre-natal Alcohol Exposure Linked to Trouble Sleeping
August 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A nightcap while you're pregnant may disturb your child's sleep later on. A new study found alcohol consumption during... Read summary »
Helping Autistic Kids Sleep
April 23, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A commonly used supplement can help autistic children catch some much needed Z's. As many as 89 percent of children with autism... Read summary »
Eliminating Milk Allergies Does a Body Good
August 28, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? In a study at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, children who were severely allergic to milk were given increasingly higher... Read summary »
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