Oxygen therapy to improve school results?
Young people who use oxygen therapy to combat sleep apnoea could see their results in scYoung people who use oxygen therapy to combat sleep apnoea could see their results in school improve, a new study has suggested.
The report, led by Dean Beebe, an associate professor of paediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre in Ohio, showed youngsters with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea gain worse academic grades than those who enjoy peaceful snoozes.
Results showed the disorder was not only linked to lower marks, but also to behavioural problems.
Mr Beebe commented: "There was an impressive impact of sleep-disordered breathing on academic grades. That leaves the subjects with moderate to severe sleep apnoea at a serious disadvantage."
Tests carried out to follow up the investigation found interrupted sleeping habits were also associated with inattention and poor study skills.
Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre recently suggested premature babies should be given oxygen treatment to help maintain their breathing following birth.
Posted by Jenny Richards
ool improve, a new study has suggested.
The report, led by Dean Beebe, an associate professor of paediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre in Ohio, showed youngsters with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea gain worse academic grades than those who enjoy peaceful snoozes.
Results showed the disorder was not only linked to lower marks, but also to behavioural problems.
Mr Beebe commented: "There was an impressive impact of sleep-disordered breathing on academic grades. That leaves the subjects with moderate to severe sleep apnoea at a serious disadvantage."
Tests carried out to follow up the investigation found interrupted sleeping habits were also associated with inattention and poor study skills.
Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre recently suggested premature babies should be given oxygen treatment to help maintain their breathing following birth.
Posted by Jenny Richards
08/06/2010 17:00:12
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