Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (POSA) is a breathing disorder caused by repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep, which result in the disturbance of normal respiratory and sleep patterns. It is one of a group of sleep disorders, termed sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which have been shown to negatively impact a child’s quality of life: in particular, there are physical, developmental, and cognitive consequences, if left untreated.
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