![兒童睡眠呼吸中止症](https://www.clinicperfectsmile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/iStock-1206649489.jpg?width=608&height=406&name=iStock-1206649489.jpg)
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導致的因素
- 口腔肌肉功能弱化
- 工業化食品缺乏真正的營養
- 空氣污染導致鼻子過敏、鼻塞、口呼吸
- 扁桃腺、腺樣體肥大
- 上顎發育不良(歌德牙弓與假性戽斗)
- 下顎發育不良(小下巴)
兒童睡眠呼吸中止症對孩子的影響
![Children OSA - Icon 1](https://www.clinicperfectsmile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2.0%20Website%20%E5%AE%98%E7%B6%B2/Service%202.0/%E7%9D%A1%E7%9C%A0%E5%91%BC%E5%90%B8%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A2/Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%201.png?width=105&height=105&name=Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%201.png)
夜尿
OSA導致血氧下降、血壓上升,刺激心臟分泌利尿激素,增加夜間尿量。
![Children OSA - Icon 2](https://www.clinicperfectsmile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2.0%20Website%20%E5%AE%98%E7%B6%B2/Service%202.0/%E7%9D%A1%E7%9C%A0%E5%91%BC%E5%90%B8%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A2/Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%202.png?width=105&height=105&name=Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%202.png)
發展遲緩
缺乏生長激素不僅會導致身體的發展遲緩,還可能對兒童的執行功能造成損害,並引發一些與腦部的問題。
![Children OSA - Icon 3](https://www.clinicperfectsmile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2.0%20Website%20%E5%AE%98%E7%B6%B2/Service%202.0/%E7%9D%A1%E7%9C%A0%E5%91%BC%E5%90%B8%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A2/Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%203.png?width=105&height=105&name=Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%203.png)
白天嗜睡、學習效率低
孩子缺乏充足的睡眠,導致在學習中出現分心、學業進度落後等問題。
![Children OSA - Icon 4](https://www.clinicperfectsmile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2.0%20Website%20%E5%AE%98%E7%B6%B2/Service%202.0/%E7%9D%A1%E7%9C%A0%E5%91%BC%E5%90%B8%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A2/Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%204.png?width=105&height=105&name=Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%204.png)
長不高
兒童在生長階段所需要的生長激素都是在夜間深層睡眠時分泌得最旺盛,睡眠不足會導致生長激素分泌不足。
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過動與注意力不集中
根據研究結果,有高達三到四成的兒童或青少年患有睡眠呼吸中止症,卻被誤診為過動症(ADHD / ADD)。
![Children OSA - Icon 6](https://www.clinicperfectsmile.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2.0%20Website%20%E5%AE%98%E7%B6%B2/Service%202.0/%E7%9D%A1%E7%9C%A0%E5%91%BC%E5%90%B8%E4%B8%AD%E6%AD%A2/Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%206.png?width=105&height=105&name=Children%20OSA%20-%20Icon%206.png)
情緒控管不佳
缺乏足夠的睡眠不僅會影響身體健康,心理健康也會受到連帶的影響。長期睡眠不足可能導致孩子情緒低落和易怒。
個人化醫療策略
皮質類固醇、鼻噴劑
因腺樣體肥大、過敏性鼻炎導致輕度或中度睡眠呼吸中止症和鼻塞的兒童,可降低全身性副作用
腺樣體、扁桃體切除術
具備兒童睡眠呼吸中止症訓練背景的耳鼻喉科醫師來進行評估
成長型齒顎矯正
以呼吸道為中心(Airway-Centric)的成長型齒顎矯正聯合治療,健康齒列、良好臉型與健全呼吸道的三重目標