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MERA Child Sleep Apnoea Score

A check for parents of children aged 2 to 17 who snore or breathe through the mouth. Answer each question, and you'll see how likely obstructive sleep apnoea is.

This is a check, not a diagnosis. Your answers stay on your phone or computer and are not stored or sent anywhere. For 18 years and above, use the adult MERA Sleep Apnoea Score. For a child under 2 who snores, please see a doctor directly.
Your child's age

Some questions only apply to certain ages, and they'll appear or disappear when you enter the age.

Your child is a

Sleep and breathing

Does your child snore?
Have you seen your child's breathing stop or get blocked during sleep?
Have you seen your child breathe with effort (laboured breathing) during sleep?
Does your child change position during sleep?
Does your child sleep with the head tilted back (as if looking up)?
Does your child sleep with the mouth open?
Does your child breathe through the mouth while awake?
Does your child wet the bed during sleep?

Asked only from 5 years, as bedwetting is normal in younger children.

During the day

Is your child restless?

Asked only for children aged 4 to 12.

Does your child yawn repeatedly?
Does your child fall asleep in class?
Does your child fall asleep while playing video games?
How is your child doing at school?

Asked only from 5 years.

Growth

Your child's weight
Height and weight

Enter them if you know them. They're checked against the WHO growth charts, and the matching answers below are chosen for you.

Compared with other children in the class or of the same age, your child is:

Read more about snoring in children and adenoids.

Growth is checked against the WHO Child Growth Standards (2006) up to 5 years and the WHO Growth Reference (2007) from 5 to 19 years.

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