"My daughter was diagnosed with OSA when she was 4. We always knew something was wrong - surgery on adenoids and tonsils made no difference. After sleep studies she was trialed with CPAP. Her way of coping was to hive it a name and decorate the face mask with eyes, moustache and other features. She called it 'william'. She immediately started wearing it through the night from the first night. We were very lucky. It was almost like she couldn't carry on anymore and was glad of help. She is now 6 and continues wearing William without too much problem. She is now having learning problems at school and is so short or concentration. I feel she was so sleep deprived at the crucial young stages that she has not laid down the basics she needs to learn. Has anybody got any experiences with this? She is a beautiful and courageous little girl but I do worry about her future development. She also has constant snot due to rhinnitis- this can interfere with CPAP doing its job. Any good ideas how to clear blocked nose. She already has antihistamines and nasal steroids but this is not managing the problem. This is the first time I have written about her and I feel quite emotional- so sorry for the outpouring. Maybe it has been long overdue:-)"