Sleep Apnea in Children

Sleep apnea in children happens when kids stop breathing during periods of sleep. Sleep apnea in kids can affect their daily mood and behavior. It can also have a long-term impact on their cognitive functioning (the way they think). Sleep apnea in kids has also been linked to learning disabilities, hyperactivity and metabolic (growth and hormone) problems. At Nemours Children's, our team of sleep medicine specialists, pediatric pulmonologists (lung doctors) and registered sleep technologists have advanced training in treating sleep apnea in children.

Why Choose Us

At Nemours, our care and our doctors have been recognized for being among the best in the country. Our experts in sleep apnea in children may include pulmonologists (lung doctors), neurologists (brain and nervous system doctors), respiratory therapists (health care professionals who provide breathing therapy) and registered sleep technologists (who conduct sleep studies). Depending on which location you visit and your child’s specific needs, we may also work with doctors from other specialties such as:

When needed, one of our state-of-the-art on-site outpatient sleep centers can help us figure out what’s going on and address ways to help your child start sleeping and feeling better again.

Regional Care Highlights

Delaware Valley Highlights

Delaware/Greater Philadelphia

We offer care for sleep apnea in children at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware (Wilmington, Del.).

Pediatric sleep medicine program accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Complex Sleep Disordered Breathing Clinic (CSDBC) — the first of its kind in the Delaware Valley — where pulmonology and otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) specialists see your child the same day, in the same place
State-of-the-art and fully equipped five-bed sleep lab to perform sleep studies
Psychologist/behavioral sleep specialist helping kids with trouble falling and/or staying asleep

Florida Highlights

Central Florida

We offer care for sleep apnea in children at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida (Orlando).

Pediatric sleep medicine program that includes the expertise of doctors from multiple specialties
State-of-the-art and fully equipped eight-bed sleep lab to perform sleep studies

Northeast Florida

We offer care for sleep apnea in children at Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville (working with Wolfson Children’s Hospital), as well as select satellite Nemours locations.

Team of board-certified pediatric neurologists led by a sleep medicine neurologist in our state-of-the-art Sleep Center, accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, at Wolfson's Children's Hospital
Specialty sleep clinics focusing on narcolepsy, epilepsy, complex airways and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. In CPAP therapy, a person wears a mask that covers the nose and mouth during sleep. The mask is connected to a sleep apnea machine that continuously pumps air into it to open the airways.

Northwest Florida

We offer care for sleep apnea in children at Nemours Children’s Health, Pensacola.

Multiple pulmonologists selected as some of the Best Doctors in America®
Pediatric sleep medicine program that includes the expertise of doctors from multiple specialties
State-of-the-art and fully equipped four-bed sleep lab to perform sleep studies

Find Care at Nemours

We have many pediatric specialists and locations — find the care closest to you:

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