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Snoring and Sleep Apnea: How It Can Be Prevented in Childhood
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very serious health problem in our society today. Medical consequences are significant, health-care costs high and good treatment options limited. The best treatment is prevention. This article addresses the issue. The information in this article is too late for those who already have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but it may help prevent the condition in future generations. Today, bottle-feeding is a very common way of feeding our newborns and infants. The use of pacifiers is also a very common practice. Could bottle-feeding and pacifier use today be contributing to the malocclusions that put humans at risk for OSA? The answer is yes!