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Many Kids Don't Adhere to Sleep Apnea Therapy


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They also found that parents tended to overestimate children's use of the PAP device by about two hours.

The study did not examine the reasons why children may not adhere to PAP therapy guidelines. Further research is needed to explore the reasons and to develop treatments for children with sleep apnea who can't tolerate PAP, the researchers said.

About 2 percent of American children have obstructive sleep apnea.

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The Nemours Foundation has more about children and sleep apnea (kidshealth.org ).

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