[Disturbances of upper airway patency and their sequelae].

The authors present their investigations of the effects of upper airway compromise from hypertrophy of lymphoid tissue, nasal polyps, deviated nasal septum and hypertrophy of the nasal conchae. All the patients were under the age of 18 years. Methods of assessing children with airway compromise include 6-hour polysomnography (PSG).