Child Sleep Apnea

I don’t know how many times a parent brings their child into our clinic and says something like; “he snores louder than his father” or, “I can hear him snoring from my room and I’m at the other end of the house! There are other times where a parent comes and tells me they get scared because their child is snoring and there’s a loud pause and they feel they need to go in and shake them to make sure they are breathing. These could all be signs of a real problem called sleep apnea. Sleep apnea affects 1 to 3 percent of children and can cause a slew of health issues. Sleep apnea has also been linked to ADHD problems in children.