Polysomnographic characteristics of adolescents with asthma and low risk for sleep-disordered breathing.

CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents with asthma are at increased risk of sleep-disordered breathing and suffer from disturbances in sleep continuity with more arousals and sleep fragmentation. Study results highlight the importance of proper screening for sleep-disordered breathing in adolescents with asthma. PMID: 30689097 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30689097?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sleep and Breathing - January 28, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Khassawneh B, Tsai SC, Meltzer LJ Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research