http://www.halsnasenohrenarzt.ch/Enlarged tonsils in a child with sleep apnea syndrome (intraoperative picture)
Sleep apnea syndrome is defined by at least 10 respiratory arrests per hour by night, with a duration of 10 seconds each. This destroys normal sleep architecture . The patients are not well-rested in the morning and suffer from daytime sleepyness, concentration disorders and a tendency to fall asleep at work or while driving a car.