Be careful with snoring in children, as the incidence rate is highest at this stage

Snoring in children is very serious. Among every 100 children, five will snore frequently. Snoring can cause poor sleep quality and physical development in children. Severe cases may be accompanied by cardiopulmonary failure and may even cause suffocation. Children who snore should attract the attention of parents.

What causes snoring in children?

About five in 100 children are heavy snorers, a condition that can cause growth retardation or heart failure. Children who snore will experience developmental delay, be thin, become drowsy when studying, and may also develop an inferiority complex, withdrawn personality, and decreased abilities.

Age of onset of snoring in children

Research in the United States shows that the incidence of snoring in children is 7%-9%. The incidence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children is about 2%. According to their parents, 28% of children aged 2 to 13 years old snore during sleep in the first few months after birth. The onset age of snoring is 14±12 months, with the earliest onset occurring in the neonatal period.

Two studies from the United Kingdom reported that 8.7% of children aged 4 to 5 years snore most nights. The incidence of frequent or persistent snoring in children aged 1 to 10 years is 9%. A survey in Italy: 5% of people snore when they don’t have a cold. 7.3% were habitual snorers. The UK survey was similar.

Average classification of snoring in children

Survey on sleep disorders in children: Foreign reports show that the incidence of sleep disorders in children is approximately 20%-25%. The incidence of sleep disorders among preschool children in Shanghai is 46.97%.

The incidence of sleep disorders among 3,317 children aged 2 to 12 years in Wenzhou was 51.5%. Among them, the incidence of snoring during sleep was 6.2%, infants and young children (less than 3 years old) was 7.6%, preschool children (3-5 years old) was 6.7%, school-age children (over 5 years old) was 5.1%, sleep apnea was 0.3%, and mouth breathing was 5.5%.

The above shows that children’s snoring cannot be ignored in daily life and should attract people’s attention.