
Symptoms
- Mouth breathing at night and sometimes during the day.
- Difficult to wake and waking unrefreshed.
- Difficulty focusing during the day and often tired.
Results of home sleep screening:
- Drops in oxygen saturation (blue) resulted in her pulse (green) spiking throughout the night
- This was keeping her in a light sleep state and not allowing her body to get the deep and REM sleep cycles that children need to grow and develop
CHART BELOW: Top line is oxygen. Bottom line is heart rate.

Age 12
- Poor sleep quality
- Mouth breathing
- Crowded teeth
- Difficulty concentrating
- Lower jaw set back more

Age 13
- Improved sleep quality
- Nasal breathing
- No crowded teeth
- Improved ability to concentrate
- Stronger lower jaw
