| Sleep disorders in children are more
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| | stressful for everyone, including the
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| common than is realized by most people,
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| | child and parents, and needs medical
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| in fact around 42% of children in the US
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| | treatment to get it under control. Also,
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| suffer from sleep disorders in one form
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| | sleep apnea can attack children,
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| or another. For instance sleep apnea is
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| | including premature newborns and also,
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| recognized as a common disorder amongst
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| | the elderly.
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| children of all age groups, with the most
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| | * Yet another problem is heartburn which
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| affected being the 3 to 6 years old.
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| | can be dangerous and although not seen as
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| Figures show that in the US there are
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| | a sleep disorder can often run along side
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| between 1.4 to 2 million children who
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| | some of the common sleep disorders in
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| suffer from sleep apnea alone.
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| | children. The danger arises in the
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| Some different sleep disorders in
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| | sleeping children when stomach acids
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| children, including sleepwalking and
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| | regurgitates into the throat, whilst this
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| bruxism:
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| | can be due to an underlying medical
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| * One common sleep disorder in children
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| | problem it can also be eating food to
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| is sleepwalking also known as
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| | close to bed time.
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| somnambulism, this is generally harmless
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| | RLS, also known as restless leg syndrome
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| if special care is taken to provide a
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| | is also a disorder that children can
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| safe sleeping environment. Sleeping
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| | suffer from which is very stressful and
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| children can some times be heard talking
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| | irritating, this ailment can help to
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| in their sleep or sleep with their eyes
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| | bring on nightmares, sleepwalking and
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| open, and strange as these disorders
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| | insomnia.
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| seem, will not harm the child most of the
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| | A few of the sleep problems mentioned
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| time.
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| | above can cause or lead to ALTE which is
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| * Sleep disorders in children may also
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| | another name for Apparent Life
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| take the form of Bruxism which is a
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| | Threatening Event, which is where a child
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| destructive habit of grinding and
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| | looks lifeless, limp and pale in color.
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| gnashing the teeth while they are asleep,
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| | With this particular sleep problem it
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| this can be a very disturbing disorder
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| | will be quite hard to wake the child and
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| that can also cause dental problems.
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| | once awake they may be very listless,
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| Children also often bang their heads or
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| | this is not a very nice experience for
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| roll their heads, this usually happens
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| | all involved.
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| when they are about to fall asleep. Again
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| | However, the most scary and probably the
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| this is another sleep disorder that is
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| | least understood of the sleep disorders
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| usually harmless and they will soon
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| | in children is SIDS or Sudden Infant
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| outgrow it, before becoming teenagers.
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| | Death Syndrome, unfortunately there
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| * Other sleep disorders in children
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| | aren't many if any treatments available
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| include nocturnal asthma and nocturnal
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| | for this disorder.
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| seizures that are often very scary and
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