Even Children With Higher IQs Behave Better When Their Sleep Apnea Is Fixed.
Study: Behavior of children with higher intellectual ability improves as much as that of other kids after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea. Many doctors will ask about quality of sleep when children have problems at school, but new research shows it’s just as important to pay attention to how high achievers are sleeping. A study in today’s print edition of the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology suggests doctors and parents should pay attention to snoring, labored breathing and other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in bright, high-performing children as well as those who struggle in school. The researchers studied 147 …
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