Treating Children’s Sleep Apnea May Help Behavioral Problems
“Using positive airway pressure (PAP) to treat obstructive sleep apnea in children and teens appears to improve neurobehavioral outcomes, even with suboptimal adherence, researchers found.
After three months, PAP was associated with gains in symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sleepiness, behavior, and quality of life (P≤0.005 for all), according to Carole Marcus, MBBCh, of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues.
The benefits also were seen in children with developmental disabilities and in those younger than 7, the researchers reported online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.”
