A baby’s sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly, the development of flat spots on an infant’s head, according to recently published findings.
Analyzing the largest database to date available, with more than 20,000 children, researchers found the number of babies who developed flat-headedness has dramatically increased since 1992.
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For children with obstructive sleep apnea, standard care often includes a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. But researchers at Saint Louis University say further research is needed to determine if surgery is the best option for these patients.
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Children with sleep-related breathing disorders appear to sleep better about 2½ years after they had surgery to remove their tonsils and adenoids (glands in the back of the throat) than they did before the procedure. The same children did not sleep as well at any point than they did six months after the surgery, though, according to a report in the July, 2009 issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.
Initial improvements in their behavior were maintained except when measured by an index of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
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Children with sickle cell disease tend to have interrupted sleep many times during the night leaving them tired and irritable during the day.
It may be because the oxygen levels in their blood are reduced or they tend to have enlarged adenoids and tonsils, which can interfere with breathing at night.
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What is a normal sleep pattern for a baby?
New sleeping patterns are one of the biggest changes caused by a new baby’s arrival. New parents can have bleary eyes and sleepless nights. Getting to know your baby’s schedule and communication cues takes time. Try not to feel rushed or pressured into having your baby sleep through the night or follow a specific nap schedule.
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About two-thirds of children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) — snoring or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) — have some degree of cognitive deficit, but the severity of the cognitive deficit has been notoriously difficult to correlate to the severity of the sleep-disordered breathing, suggesting that other important issues may be at play, or that the right factors were simply not being measured.
A study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine opens the door to understanding the complex relationship between sleep, breathing and brain function in a whole new way.
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Surgical interventions for many obese children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea may not cure the problem, according to recently released research findings.
Obese children are at increased risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that is associated with a decreased quality of life as well as behavioral, neuro-cognitive, cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, and psychiatric complications.
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It’s often labeled attention deficit disorder, but experts say what may be the real problem behind thousands of children’s behavior problems could actually be sleep apnea.
According to ear, nose and throat physicians, enlarged tonsils can cause obstructive sleep apnea in children causing them to stop breathing repeatedly during the night resulting in sleep deprivation.
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