This document summarises the conclusions of a European Respiratory Society Task Force
on the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may be central neurologic (< 5%) or obstructive
(> 95%) in origin and is a relatively prevalent condition in children. It affects 1%-5% of …

Abstract Study Objective: To study the incidence, remission, and prediction of obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) from middle childhood to late adolescence. Design: Longitudinal …

Background: The co-existence of allergic rhinitis (AR) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is
a common phenomenon in clinical practice. AR has long been considered a risk factor for …

Because there is a lack of agreed upon diagnostic criteria, it is critical to understand the
natural history of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in children in order to establish treatment …

• A current major issue is to improve ways of distinguishing mild from severe OSA before a
child undergoes adenotonsillectomy, as those with more severe disease are at increased …

Obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB) can result in cardiovascular and
neurocognitive morbidity as well as adversely affect behavior, growth, quality of life, and …

This study investigated the association between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
in preschool and school-age children. Parents of obese and randomly chosen normal …

Objective To study changes in quality of life (QoL) after adenotonsillectomy (T&A) in children
with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and to elucidate discrepancies in QoL improvements …

Background It is important for dentists to know if the presence of snoring is associated with
the presence of other dental sleep conditions (eg obstructive sleep apnea [OSA], sleep …