Sleep medicine: practice question

A ENT question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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ENT · Sleep medicine

Sample item

What is a likely consequence of untreated obstructive sleep apnoea in children?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Behavioural and growth effects from fragmented sleep

Childhood sleep apnoea can impair learning, behaviour, growth, and cardiovascular health through recurrent nocturnal upper-airway obstruction.

Option by option

  • A. Rapid retinal detachment

    Retinal detachment has no sleep-apnoea mechanism.

  • B. Loss of salivary glands

    Salivary glands are not lost in OSA.

  • C. Behavioural and growth effects from fragmented sleep (correct)

    Correct: chronic sleep fragmentation affects development.

  • D. Permanent ear-canal stenosis

    Canal stenosis is unrelated.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is C, Behavioural and growth effects from fragmented sleep. Childhood sleep apnoea can impair learning, behaviour, growth, and cardiovascular health through recurrent nocturnal upper-airway obstruction.

Why is "Rapid retinal detachment" not the answer?

Retinal detachment has no sleep-apnoea mechanism.

Why is "Loss of salivary glands" not the answer?

Salivary glands are not lost in OSA.

Why is "Permanent ear-canal stenosis" not the answer?

Canal stenosis is unrelated.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sleep medicine in ENT. The correct option holds because: Correct: chronic sleep fragmentation affects development.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Sleep medicine?

Learn tuning fork results and audiogram patterns by sketching them. Then use the flashcards and the other ENT questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.