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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 Sleep-disordered breathing can range from mild to severe, according to information from the AASM. Mild cases might be marked by persistent snoring due to nasal anatomic features such as chronic sinusitis, rhinitis and nasal drain. Severe cases may include obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially dangerous condition in which breathing repeatedly starts and stops throughout the night. Each pause typically lasts from 10 to 20 seconds and can occur 20 to 30 times per hour.
While children tend to have milder forms of sleep-disordered breathing than adults, they can suffer from obstructive sleep apnea.
Older children were more likely to have moderately disordered breathing. Two percent of children between the ages of 9 and 12 years had moderate sleep-disordered breathing, compared with only 0.2 percent of children between 5 and 8, the news release notes.
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Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when soft tissue in the back of the throat collapses and blocks the airway during sleep. In children, loud snoring, obvious pauses in breathing and gasping for breath are warning signs. Parents often notice that the child seems to be working hard to breathe during sleep, according to the AASM.
More information
Find out more about obstructive sleep apnea and sleep breathing disorders in children at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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