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Is it ADHD, or does your child have sleep apnea?
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<blockquote data-quote="runawaybunny" data-source="post: 626337" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong><a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/health/kidshealth/Is_it_ADHD_or_does_your_child_have_sleep_apnea.html" target="_blank">Is it ADHD, or does your child have sleep apnea? - Philly.com</a></strong></p><p></p><p>Not much is understood by parents about snoring or sleep apnea, especially in their children. The Stanford School of Medicine states that about <a href="http://peds.stanford.edu/Rotations/yellow_team/documents/SnoringCase1.11.ACyellow.pdf" target="_blank">10% of children 10 years of age and younger snore</a> and, of those children who snore, about 20% will have obstructive sleep apnea.</p><p></p><p>Snoring can be a sign that your child has sleep apnea as it indicates, at the very least, that their airway is partially obstructed during sleep. Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition that can interrupt or stop your child’s breathing, prevent a normal night’s sleep, impair growth, and lead to a lower quality of life. It also can cause serious fatigue during the day which is why it is so often confused with ADHD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="runawaybunny, post: 626337, member: 1"] [B][URL='http://www.philly.com/philly/health/kidshealth/Is_it_ADHD_or_does_your_child_have_sleep_apnea.html']Is it ADHD, or does your child have sleep apnea? - Philly.com[/URL][/B] Not much is understood by parents about snoring or sleep apnea, especially in their children. The Stanford School of Medicine states that about [URL='http://peds.stanford.edu/Rotations/yellow_team/documents/SnoringCase1.11.ACyellow.pdf']10% of children 10 years of age and younger snore[/URL] and, of those children who snore, about 20% will have obstructive sleep apnea. Snoring can be a sign that your child has sleep apnea as it indicates, at the very least, that their airway is partially obstructed during sleep. Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition that can interrupt or stop your child’s breathing, prevent a normal night’s sleep, impair growth, and lead to a lower quality of life. It also can cause serious fatigue during the day which is why it is so often confused with ADHD. [/QUOTE]
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