All parents know that sleep plays a critical role in their child’s behavior. If you’ve noticed your child seems irritable, depressed, is having difficulty concentrating, experiencing night terrors, or even snoring frequently, a sleep disorder might be to blame. If that seems far-fetched to you, it’s not. The American Academy of Pediatrics estimates that 25-50 percent of children and 40 percent of adolescents are affected by sleep problems.
Read MoreAs I learned more, I began to get a sinking feeling that I had sleep apnea. I was embarrassed and incorrectly berated myself by buying into the often-misunderstood scenario that being overweight or obese is the sole reason for sleep apnea. I beat myself up telling myself over and over that if I just lost 25 pounds I wouldn’t be having this problem. Plus, I didn’t know one other woman with sleep apnea. It’s a man’s medical condition, right?
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