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Your child's health - sleep apnea

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INDIANAPOLIS -

Having sleepy kids in the morning may not seem unusual to you, but if they just don't seem themselves, they do poorly in school or misbehave, it could be caused by sleep apnea.

12-year-old Jessi Ann Williams visits with her doctor to treat her sleep apnea. Her mom, Anita Williams, said she first saw a dramatic change a year ago.

"I noticed she was really snoring loudly. And she wasn't sleeping through the night. It was very difficult for her to focus," said Williams.

Jessi said she would wake up in the middle of the night, and go into her parent's room.

"She was tired most of the day, not doing good in school."

Pediatric Pulmonologist Leyla Akanli said sometimes the only clear sign of sleep apnea is snoring. It's estimated that as many as one in 25 children suffer from sleep apnea, many of them between the ages of two and eight.

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