Breathing, Lung and Sleep Disorders We Treat

Some children are born with lung or respiratory disorders that affect their ability to breathe properly. Breathing issues can affect your child’s growth, sleep and energy levels.

It’s also possible for a child to develop breathing or sleep issues later in life due to a medical procedure or another health condition.

Types of Pediatric Breathing, Lung and Sleep Disorders We Treat

At Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, our team expertly diagnoses and treats all types of breathing, lung and sleep disorders in children.

These conditions include, but are not limited to:

• Aerodigestive disorders
• Asthma
• Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS)
• Cystic fibrosis and CFTR-related metabolic syndrome (CRMS)
• Infant chronic lung disease (bronchopulmonary dysplasia)
• Interstitial lung disease
• Noisy, high-pitched breathing (stridor)
• Pneumonia
• Respiratory failure
• Sleep disorders

Other conditions that affect breathing or sleep

We also treat breathing and sleep issue problems caused by conditions, such as:

• Autism
• Cleft lip, cleft palate and other craniofacial anomalies
• Down syndrome
• Neuromuscular disorders, including spina bifida and muscular dystrophy
• Sickle cell disease

Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine Care at Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Our expert team of pulmonology and sleep medicine specialists diagnoses and manages all types of breathing, lung and sleep issues in children. Learn more about our leading-edge Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine services.

Contact us

Pulmonology and sleep medicine experts at CHLA welcome new patients, referrals and second opinions. Please contact us:

• Phone: 323-361-2287
• Online: Make an appointment
• Second opinions: onlinesecondopinion@chla.usc.edu or visit Online Second Opinions