| Snoring in Children, Causes of Children Snoring and | | | | â†' Behavior changes and very irritable |
| Symptoms Children Sleep Apnea | | | | and agitated. |
| Everybody Snore occasionally even a baby may | | | | â†' Personality changes |
| snore. Studies show that about 10% or more | | | | â†' Hard to concentrate in school. |
| children Snore during their sleep. Children who are | | | | What Causes Children Snoring? |
| three years or older more likely to Snore during | | | | Snore occurs when there is some blockage in the |
| their Deep Stage of Sleep (that is when they are | | | | air passage when children asleep. It is the |
| in deepest sleep and is very difficult to wake up | | | | narrowing of our airway from a poor sleep |
| at this stage, if being awaken at the Deep Stage | | | | posture or from an abnormality of our throat soft |
| of Sleep, they can be confused and disoriented | | | | tissues. A narrow airway will hinder the children to |
| for a few minutes). | | | | have normal smooth breathing and creates the |
| Types of Snoring | | | | "snore sound". In most usual case, the "snore |
| â†' Primary Snoring (also known as | | | | sound" was produced when we inhale air during |
| Simple Snoring) | | | | our sleep. While in some case, "snore sound" can |
| â†' Snoring Indicative of Obstructive | | | | be produced when we are exhaling the air. As a |
| Sleep Apnea | | | | result, there will be a two different frequency of |
| Children with Primary Snoring is generally harmless. | | | | snore sound we hear, one through inhaling air and |
| It is caused by some blockage in the nasal | | | | the other though exhaling air. |
| passage for the noisy breathing sound during your | | | | The soft tissue in our upper palate or throat |
| sleep. The snoring is continuous and usually | | | | starts vibrating during out sleep, these vibrating |
| rhythmic. Luckily, children will not loss of sleep | | | | will happen even if we are breathing through our |
| having a Primary Snoring. | | | | nose within any blockage. For instant, when |
| However it will be more seriously if children have | | | | children sleep on their back, their tongue will slip |
| Snoring Indicative of Obstructive Sleep Apnea | | | | back into the throat and cause the blockage of |
| Syndrome (OSAS). It is a sleep disorder that is | | | | airway. In some case, the blockage can be also |
| potentially life-threatening due to a lack of air. | | | | due to an allergic reaction or a wrong alignment of |
| People with Sleep Apnea are often diagnosed with | | | | the jaws. |
| depression when they are exhausted and cannot | | | | If a loud and regular Snoring is found in your |
| function properly. They will often feel sleepy | | | | healthy kid during sleep, it is quite abnormal. It |
| during the day and gasp for breath while sleeping | | | | might be a sign of respiratory infection as both |
| as the air supply gets momentarily cut off. | | | | the Allergic Rhinitis and Sinus symptoms are being |
| Symptoms of Sleep Apnea in Children | | | | magnified when lay down to sleep result in more |
| â†' Snore loudly during sleep | | | | serious postnasal drip, nasal congestion and running |
| â†' Gasps and stop breathing during | | | | nose. It is widely believed that Allergic Rhinitis and |
| sleep. Being awaken in order to breath again. | | | | Sinusitis cause the number of Sleep Apnea . |
| â†' Excessive daytime sleepiness | | | | If you find your kid with above symptoms of |
| â†' Fall asleep in school time or watching | | | | Sleep Apnea , it is recommend to perform a |
| TV | | | | Sleep Study on him. It will help to record down |
| â†' Regularly cessation of breathing | | | | your kid sleep habit, snore noise, body |
| during sleep time | | | | movement, heartbeat,…..so it |
| â†' Non restorative sleep | | | | can give doctor a more better understand of his |
| â†' Difficult to wake up. Feel tired and | | | | state of situation and offer the most appropriate |
| exhausted in morning. | | | | treatment on him. |