sleep apnea

We recently started implementing CPAP therapy with Zella, our four year old with ADNP syndrome. Although the following probably only appeals to an incredibly tiny segment of the population, I thought I would share some of the information we have gleaned in going down this road less traveled. Zella’s History with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Zella has mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea. She was first diagnosed as a two year old after a particularly interesting (read: HEINOUS) sleep study. (Shoutout to Jake for suffering through that one.) Find more information about Zella and her ADNP syndrome diagnosis here. At this age Zella was averaging about 2 apnea events per hour of nighttime sleep. A sleep study one year later at age 3 further confirmed this diagnosis with similar ... [Read More]