Natural history, risk factors and interventions of mild obstructive sleep disordered breathing in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children is the syndromes of upper airway dysfunction during sleep, which can be classified into primary snoring (PS) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) depending on the severity.For moderate or severe OSAS, adenotonsillectomy is the most important treatment.However, the indications for the treatment of PS and mild OSAS are controversial, and the outcomes of the treatment are still unclear.Whether it is reasonable to perform watchful waiting on these patients has attracted more and more attention.Understanding the na-tural history of the disease and risk factors accelerating disease progression will provide a more scientific approach for treatments and guide the early intervention of the children with mild SDB.