Article: NOT-SO-SWEET DREAMS \ CHILDREN'S SLEEP DISORDERS MOVE INTO THE SPOTLIGHT.(Living)

Byline: Joe Fahy Scripps Howard News Service

A Harry Potter movie alerted Jennifer Armstrong to her son's sleep problem.

Afraid to sleep in his own room after watching the movie last fall, 10-year-old Austin slept on the floor in his parents' room.

"That's when we noticed that he quits breathing sometimes in the middle of the night. It frightened me," his mother said.

She and her husband, Dan, took their son to their family doctor, who referred them to specialists in sleep disorders. Austin underwent a sleep study at the hospital to assess why he stops breathing for brief periods, a condition known as sleep apnea.

While they are unsure if more cases of ...

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