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Snoring in Children

January 3rd, 2008 | by snory |

Snoring doesn’t only effect adults. It is also fairly common in children. Up to 12 per cent of children between the ages of 1 and 9 are effected by snoring. When present in children, it often times means that they suffer from sleep apnea, or they will once their bodies mature.

Sleep apnea is a stronger more obtrusive form of snoring that often interupts sleeping because one can stop breathing completely. If your child suffers from snoring at a young age be sure to take them to see their doctor about it before the condition worsens. Sleap apnea is fairly easy to spot luckily. Some symptoms include:

Speech impediments

Below average growth rate - this is caused by lack of sleep at night. Those suffering from sleep apnea don’t get a full night of sleep because their rest is constantly be interupted.

Hyperactivity - This is common among children and adults.

If you find that any of these symptoms are effecting your child be sure to take them to see their pediatrician immediately to be checked out. Often times it is neccessary to take your child to a sleep clinic so their sleeping patterns can be analyzed. A sleep clinic is almost always able to diagnose this condition with a fair amount of ease.

However snoring in children isn’t always caused by sleep apnea. The cause could be something as simple as allergies, asthma, tonsillitis, or obesity which is increasingly common, especially in the United States. These are often the same causes of snoring amongst adults as well. Twenty to Fourty per cent of children suffering from obesity also suffer severe snoring while 40 per cent of young asthma sufferers also suffer from snoring.