The Agony of a Little Girl Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea

If Mia had not been treated from a very young age, she might have suffered learning attention problems and could have developed conditions related to heart and blood pressure when she was older. Thanks to the proper care and treatment given to the condition, Mia, who is now 9 years old, was able to sleep away from home during summer camp this year, played sports as a regular girl and even rode horses along with other children of her age.

Adam also believes that the early diagnosis and ongoing treatments Mia has received prevented the development of fatal conditions that may have put her life at risk. Some of the measures taken in order to prevent Mia from developing further problems were having her tonsils removed and having 2 orthodontic procedures that helped expand her pallet and airflow. Currently, she sleeps with a continuous positive airflow pressure machine (CPAP) which assists her respiratory activity while she sleeps.

Mia has stated that she can feel the difference when she does not wear the continuous positive airflow pressure machine to sleep. She used it during the entire summer camp.