[The sleep apnea syndrome in children].

The authors give an account of the causes of the sleep apnea syndrome in children (SAS). SAS, unless eliminated in time, may cause serious functional and organic disorders in the cardiopulmonary and central nervous system due to repeatedly occurring hypoxia for prolonged periods. The authors discuss therapeutic methods used for elimination of airway obstruction from which the children suffer during sleep. The authors' solution of SAS is a simple apparatus (registered as an invention), inserted into the child's mouth through which the child breathes during sleep.