Saline or surgery? Treating kids for sleep apnoea

Could a saline nasal spray stop kids with sleep apnoea from having unnecessary surgery?It’s low-cost and simple to try – so how often does it work and who should be using it?

Guest

• Adjunct Clinical Professor Gillian Nixon, Paediatric Sleep and Respiratory Specialist, Monash Children’s Hospital. 

References

• Intranasal Treatments for Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The MIST+ Randomized Clinical Trial