A lack of sleep impacts our concentration, behaviour, emotions, energy levels and ability to learn, and it appears that children suffer more than adults. However, until quite recently, this vital activity was largely neglected by the medical profession. Our guest today, Dr David McIntosh, is a paediatric ENT who has centred his practice around improving the way children breathe at night in order to alleviate the range of potential adverse outcomes that can arise as a result of sleep-disordered breathing.

 

In today’s episode, we’ll cover:

• What sleep-disordered breathing is
• What parents should look out for while their children are asleep
• The three different types of airway obstruction
• Signs of potential airway obstruction
• Some of the most common causes of breathing problems in children
• Correlations between anxiety and sleep-disordered breathing

• And so much more!

 

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