Sleep & Snoring
Our onsite sleep lab allows our patients the convenience of getting all their testing and treatment in one location. After the sleep study we can review the results with the patient and consider our treatment options. Plan A is always simple things like weight loss, exercise, sleep positioning, nasal steroid spray, breath rite strips, and even dental appliances. Plan B is usually some type of CPAP. CPAP stands for continuous positive airway pressure. It is a device that the patient wears (like a nose or face mask) that keeps the tissues from collapsing by continuously blowing positive air pressure into the nose. Plan C is surgery. This can vary from nasal airway surgery all the way to tonsil and palatal surgery and even involve the base of tongue.
- Snoring
- Sleep Quiz
- Dangers of Driving Drowsy
- How to Sleep Well
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Provigil
- Injection Snoreplasty
- Recovering From Throat Surgery
Latest Resources
How is SDB treated?
If the symptoms are significant and the tonsils are enlarged, the child is strongly recommended for tonsil and adenoid removal (T&A). If the symptoms are mild, academic performance remains excellent, the tonsils are small, and puberty is eminent (tonsils and adenoids shrink at puberty), it may be recommended that SDB be treated only if matters get worse. Read More >
How is SDB diagnosed?
Diagnosis can be made with a careful history review and parental observation. Definitive diagnosis is confirmed with a sleep study. Unfortunately, the time and effort required for a formal sleep study often exceeds that of the surgical alternative (removing the tonsils and adenoids). Read More >
What are the consequences of untreated SDB?
Poor quality sleep has been shown to lead to many other issues such as bed wetting, hyperactivity, and attention deficit disorder.
Sleep deprivation can cause the child to become moody, inattentive, and disruptive both at home and at school. Classroom and athletic performance may decrease along with overall happiness. Read More >
What are the symptoms of SDB?
The most common symptom of SDB is snoring that is loud, present every night regardless of sleep position, and ultimately interrupted by complete obstruction of breathing with gasping and snorting noises.
Approximately 10% of children are reported to snore. 10% of these children (one percent of the total pediatric population) have obstructive sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea
Snoring, mouth-breathing, and restless sleep due to a partially obstructed airway can definitely lead to poor sleep in children. This condition is called obstructive sleep apnea, or “sleep-disordered breathing” (SDB). Read More >
