How does sleep deprivation affect a child with asthma?

Quality of sleep is not just about the more than eight hours a night a healthy child spends in dreamland. A child who coughs and wheezes and wakes through the night will be sluggish and inattentive at school. In fact, the science of sleep medicine shows that the symptoms teachers and parents use to determine whether a child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are almost identical to those of sleep deprivation.

It is estimated that half of children who are being treated for ADHD really should have their sleep evaluated. To the extent that your asthmatic child is having trouble in school, it is worth making sure that the truly treatable condition is treated conscientiously. It is disturbing to think that millions of parents who are shy of steroids and lax about other allergy control measures may be medicating their children with Aderall or Ritalin because they aren't paying attention in school.

We must point out that any blockage in the upper airways, whether from mucus, inflammation, or being overweight, can affect nighttime breathing, resulting in snoring or sleep apnea, which is the cessation of breathing. These are very bad for anyone. The body compensates by activation of the "flight or fight response," the extra gear nature gave us to fight our enemies or run away from predators.

It is very taxing on the body. Blood pressure rises precipitously. The adrenal glands go into overdrive -- it's like having to use your rescue inhaler hundreds of times in a night.

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