Pediatric Sleep/Wake Quiz

1. Does your child snore loudly or have noisy breathing during sleep?
2. Does your child have attention or concentration problems, or been diagnosed with ADHD?
3. Does you child fall asleep inappropriately at home or school?
4. Does your child experience restless sleep or have excessive extremity jerks during sleep?
5. Does your child have unexplained high blood pressure?
6. Does your child have unexplained fatigue without any obvious cause?
7. Does your child experience unusual behavior in sleep?
8. Is your child frequently hyperactive or irritable? 

Pediatric quiz answers:

"Yes" to #'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 8
Your child could have sleep apnea.

"Yes" to #'s 2, 3, 6 or 8
Your child could be sleepy. This may be due to disorders like sleep apnea or narcolepsy.

"Yes" to #'s 4, 6 or 8
Your child may have a periodic limb movement disorder.

"Yes" to # 7
This may be due to arousal disorders, seizures during sleep, or a category of sleep disorders called parasomnias.

If you think you or a loved one has a sleep disorder talk with your family physician and call our Sleep Disorders Center at (260) 425-3552.