Is Your Child’s Snoring Dangerous? Red-Flag Signs of Pediatric Sleep Apnea with Sleep Doctor Chris

About this episode

Dr. Alison and Sleep Doctor Chris discuss the implications of snoring in children and the signs of pediatric sleep apnea.

Every child deserves more than “they’ll grow out of it.” In this comeback episode, Dr. Alison sits down with viral pediatric sleep specialist Sleep Doctor Chris to unpack why so many kids are snoring, melting down at bedtime, and dragging through the day—and when it’s actually a red flag, not “normal kid stuff.” You’ll hear Dr. Chris’s deeply personal journey from exhausted, snoring kid to double board-certified sleep doctor and author of the new children’s book Sweet Dreams, a story that hel...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Alison

Guest: Sleep Doctor Chris

Topics covered

• pediatric sleep apnea
• child snoring
• bedtime struggles
• sleep health
• children's health

Keywords

• pediatric sleep apnea
• child snoring
• bedtime issues
• sleep doctor
• children's sleep health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sweet Dreams

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