Pediatric Sleep Disorder Treatment

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Pediatric Sleep Disorders

• Treatment By
• The Center for Sleep Medicine

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Pediatric Sleep Disorder

• Sleep problems are among the most common
  complaints heard by pediatricians, as there are a
  wide variety of problems that children may face
  when it comes to sleep.

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What are Pediatric Sleep Disorders?

• Sleep problems that have the potential to
  affect a childs cognitive, emotional and
  physical health.
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
• bedtime resistance
• circadian clock abnormalities
• Nightmares
• Night terrors
• Sleep Walking
• Bedwetting
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Periodic Limb Movement Disorder and more

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Why Seek Help for a Pediatric Sleep Disorder

• A sleep disorder might cause significant
  co-morbidities that can affect your childs
  cognitive, emotional and physical well being. If
  present throughout childhood and into adulthood,
  sleep disorders are associated with considerable
  cardiovascular abnormalities including
  hypertension, higher chances of having a stroke
  and myocardial infarcts.

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Signs Symptoms 

• Snoring
• Restless sleep
• Insomnia
• Bedwetting
• Troubles waking up in the morning
• Daytime sleepiness
• Daytime inattention
• Learning problems
• Depression and/or anxiety
• Chronic headaches

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Children High Risk

• Some children run a higher risk of others to have
  sleep problems, this includes
• Down Syndrome
• Craniofacial Anomalies
• Cerebral Palsy
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Obese
• Snoring
• Inattention and Hyperactivity

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Our Treatment Evaluation

•  Multidisciplinary approach to provide
  comprehensive assessment and individualized
  treatment for children.
• you and your child will meet with a pediatric
  sleep physician to screen for underlying medical
  problems and to determine whether there is a need
  to perform diagnostic tests like a night time
  sleep study. 
• The sleep physician will pursue the appropriate
  treatment for physical sleep related conditions,
  if found.
• A course of therapy with the behavioral sleep
  specialist will focus on your childs sleep
  difficulties. (if required).
• This therapy is highly individualized and
  efficient in treating sleep difficulties that can
  be improved behaviorally.

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• Think You May Be Suffering from A Sleep Disorder?
• Book your first appoint by click on the
  following link
• https//www.sleepmedcenter.com/book-an-appointment
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