Table 2: Diagnostic criteria of OSAS in children35
| Frequent signs | Infrequent signs | ||
| • Nocturnal snoring | • Daytime sleepiness | ||
| • Mouth breathing | • Decreased appetite | ||
| • Restless sleep with or without arousals | • Failure to thrive | ||
| • Frequent vomiting | |||
| • Respiratory pauses | • Swallowing dysfunction | ||
| • Respiratory infections | • Behavioral problems | ||
| • Chronic rhinorrhea | • Otitis media | ||
| • Nocturnal sweating | • Enuresis |