Abstract
Objective evaluation of sleep apnea was performed in the respiratory disorders with snoring in children. It was aimed at 24 children (14 tonsillar hypertrophy and 10 allergic rhinitis) who make snores. At the time of sleep, evaluation of a respiratory obstacle by using the apnea monitor (Micro sleep model 97, Japan Eurotech Co.), equipped with posture, respiratory sound, breathing by nose and mouth, breathing by movement of rib and abdominal wall, the degree of oxygen saturation, and the monitor of heart rate before sleeping, and gazed at them by natural sleep. AHI (apnea-hypopnea index) was adapted as an index of sleep apnea. In results, most of apnea-hypopnea in a children with snoring was obstructive. By the tonsillar hypertrophy group, AHI was statistically high compared with the allergic rhinitis group. In children who were conducted tonsillectomy, the distinct improvement in AHI was observed as compared with before operation. We concluded that sleep apnea in children with allergic rhinitis is relatively mild, and AHI is an useful parameter for the evaluation of sleep apnea in children with snoring.
