Paediatric Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine

The Paediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, sub-department of the Centre for Child Health offers comprehensive facilities for children from newborns to adolescents associated with various respiratory, allergy and sleep problems. We cater to children primarily suffering from recurrent or persistent respiratory issues and provide advanced pulmonology services for the same. Our team is led by competent doctors trained in Paediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Sleep Medicine along with respiratory technicians, respiratory physical therapists and nursing staff.

The Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, is equipped with the most advanced diagnostic equipment and have avenues for superior medical therapies for our patients. We believe in providing comprehensive care to our patients with optimum use of the facilities available with us.

• Chronic cough and Asthma
• Tuberculosis, drug resistant TB
• Paediatric and Neonatal Bronchoscopy
• Cystic fibrosis and other suppurative lung diseases
• Airway foreign body extraction 
• Interventional Bronchoscopy Procedures:
  • Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided- Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), Transbronchial lung biopsy, Airway balloon dilatation, Airway Stenting
• Rigid Bronchoscopy
• Lung Function Testing: Spirometry, Impulse Oscillometry, Lung Volumes and Diffusion capacity
• Fractional Excretion of Nitric Oxide (FENO)
• Paediatric Sleep Studies (Polysomnography)
• Sweat Chloride Testing
• Skin prick tests
• Allergen immunotherapy: SCIT & SLIT 
• Parasolnias like night terrors, confusional arousals and sleep walking
• Pleural Fluid Aspiration and Pleural Biopsy
• Tests for Gastroesophageal reflux: 24 hrs. Oesophageal Ph Monitoring and Gastro Esophageal Reflux (GER) Scans
• Video-fluoroscopic Evaluation of Swallow
• Oral Food Challenge Tests
• Pediatric Home Ventilation

• Chronic Cough 
• Recurrent Wheezing in children
• Asthma 
• Tuberculosis including Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
• Recurrent and Persistent Pneumonia
• Pleural Effusion
• Noisy Breathing in Children (stridor) 
• Foreign bodies Aspiration
• Congenital Lung Malformations
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Chronic Lung Diseases (bronchopulmonary dysplasia)
• Childhood Allergies 
  • Atopic Eczema
  • Allergic Nose or Rhinitis
  • Allergic Conjunctivitis
  • Food Allergies
  • Urticaria and angioedema
  • Anaphylaxis 
  • Drug Allergies
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Suppurative Lung Disease including Bronchiectasis 
• Neuromuscular and neurological disorders associated with respiratory problems
• Children requiring long term ventilation
• Sleep Disorders in Children
  • Snoring 
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Insomnia
  • Toddlers sleep related issues like night awakenings and bedtime stalling
  • Parasomnias
  • Sleep related movement disorders 
  • Circadian Rhythm disorders