title: The Role of Sleep Studies in Children Who Snore.
abstract: Sleep studies (ie, polysomnography) should be used in children who snore and exhibit symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) to determine the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: Stacey L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ishman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012913:Snoring / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology