Child Snoring
Child snoring is not as uncommon as some people might think. Like in many adults the fact that a also has this frequent situation could represent some serious health problems. Approximately 3 to 12 percent of the children in preschool age present some snoring. When the snoring occurs rarely probable the snoring is not related to any serious condition. If the snoring occurs every day then is a signal that something is not right and the child might be experiencing some serious health problems. One of the problems that the child could have is the obstructive sleep apnea which affects approximately 2% of the children that snore.
Symptoms and Causes
When the child snoring is related to a condition like obstructive sleep apnea they will show several sleep problem symptoms. A child that snores that could possibly has the sleep apnea will present a short attention span, behavior problems at school, will have trouble concentrating, will probably even fight a lot and have lot of learning problems and have high blood pressure. You have to be especially careful on this as sometimes a child suffering this condition can be wrongfully diagnosed as ADHD.
Hyperactive children have difficult focusing their attention and have behavioral problems as well. If a child that is suffering sleep apnea syndrome is prescribed a drug for ADHD can get some serious additional health problems. Probably there are many children taking drugs for ADHD when they probably needed was a night of better sleeping. In children the most common causes for the sleep apnea are large tonsils and adenoids. The snoring in a child could also be caused by allergies and also eating habits.
Treatments
and Solut
ions
Like in the case of adults, child snoring can be treated with some remedies that could be quite simple. Having healthy eating habits and regular exercise is the first step to reduce the children snoring. There are also the snoring strips that are children size that could help them to reduce their snoring as well. Since large tonsils and adenoids is one of the most frequents cause of snoring in children the number one treatment to eliminate the snoring in children is to take them to a specialist of ear, nose and throat and have them remove the enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
Normally 90% of the cases of child snoring can be solved in this way. There is a 10% that still suffer from the condition even after the tonsils are removed. In this case the treatment is using a cpap or bipap machine to keep the airway open and provide the oxygen level necessary for a good night sleep. Another treatment that can be applied is the use of orthodontics devices such as the anti snoring mouthpiece. The orthodontics devices are generally considered after the surgery of tonsil removal if some snoring still remains. Child snoring
can be treated easily if you take the necessary measures so is important that parents keep an eye on their children to prevent future problems.
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