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Evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea-An update

Taylor B Teplitzky1, Audrey Zauher1, Amal Isaiah1,2,3

  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Frontiers in Sleep
|December 22, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) and other innovative methods show promise for diagnosing pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These approaches may reduce the need for polysomnography (PSG), improving diagnosis efficiency.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Respiratory Physiology
  • Diagnostic Technologies

Background:

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is typically diagnosed via polysomnography (PSG).
  • Current PSG methods face limitations including cost, accessibility, and patient comfort.
  • There is a critical need for alternative diagnostic strategies to improve efficiency and timeliness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and discuss novel diagnostic approaches for pediatric SDB.
  • To evaluate methods that can stratify the need for PSG.
  • To explore innovations that enhance the speed of OSA diagnosis in children.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on alternative diagnostic tools for pediatric SDB.
  • Assessment of validated questionnaires, single-channel recordings, telehealth, home sleep apnea testing (HSAT), and biomarkers.
  • Evaluation of the potential of combined metrics for OSA diagnosis.

Main Results:

  • No single alternative metric currently replaces PSG for pediatric OSA diagnosis.
  • HSAT, when combined with adjunct assessments, shows potential for accurate SDB evaluation in children.
  • The combined use of these metrics for definitive OSA diagnosis requires further definition.

Conclusions:

  • Innovative approaches like HSAT offer promising alternatives to traditional PSG for pediatric SDB.
  • Further research is necessary to validate these methods against PSG as the gold standard.
  • Advancements in HSAT may significantly reduce reliance on in-laboratory PSG, improving diagnostic pathways.
Abstract

Keywords:
PSG (polysomnography)pediatric OSApediatric OSA diagnosissleep apneaupdate

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