[Symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in children]

Abstract

Adults with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome typically have a history of obesity, snoring, and prominent daytime somnolence. However, children with this condition are more likely to have normal body weight, adenoid and tonsillar hypertrophy, and inattentiveness during school classes. The symptoms of children with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome can be divided into those of sleep-disordered breathing -such as snoring-, symptoms of sleep quality -such as enuresis-, and symptoms of behavior or learning disorders -such as hyperactivity.