• How do you detect sleep apnea in a 7 year old?

My 7 year old son snores very loudly at night and I think he has sleep apnea. How do you detect sleep apnea in a 7 year old?

5 Answers

  • Sleep Medicine Specialist
  • Austin, TX

Sleep study will help to diagnose.

  • Sleep Medicine Specialist
  • KENNER, LA

You will need to see a sleep specialist and have a sleep study performed.

  • Pulmonologist
  • Washington, DC

You can be suspicious by hearing snoring but the only way to really tell is to arrange for a sleep study.That will require your pediatrician and a sleep specialist. It is definitely worth looking at if you are suspicious

  • Sleep Medicine Specialist
  • Cincinnati, OH

An overnight sleep study performed by an accredited sleep center.

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