For Kids, Sleep Study Needed to Parse out the Kind of Snoring That Means Surgery
Mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was not easily distinguishable from primary snoring in children without polysomnography, analysis of randomized clinical trial data showed. The only clinical and demographic factors significantly more commonly associated with mild OSA than primary snoring were Black race (OR 2.08), obesity (OR 1.80), and high urinary cotinine levels above of 5 […]