Is it normal for children to yawn while sleeping?

Children are their parents’ treasures and the apple of their eyes. Parents all hope that their children are healthy, and they become very anxious and worried if any problems arise with their children. For example, if a child yawns frequently while sleeping, we would be more concerned about this phenomenon. So is it normal for children to yawn while sleeping? Let’s take a closer look below.

Yawning seems to indicate more than just tiredness; it also has a more general meaning, which is a change in the body's internal conditions. Studies show that people yawn when they are tired, wake up, or at other times when their alertness state changes.

The characteristic of yawning is that you open your mouth and take a deep breath, while the muscles of your jaw and the whole body stretch. Yawning occurs in many species of animals and involves unconscious brain-body interactions.

For many years, people believed that when the tissues around the lungs detected that the oxygen concentration in the lungs was getting low, they would cause people to yawn to take in more air. But we now know that the lungs do not necessarily detect a lack of oxygen. Although the lungs of the fetus in the womb cannot yet ventilate, the fetus can already yawn. In addition, breathing and yawning are controlled by different brain areas; when the oxygen concentration in the paraventricular nucleus located in the hypothalamus of the brain decreases, people will yawn. Yawning is a beneficial physiological reaction of the human body. Don't think that yawning in public is unpleasant and try to suppress it. Don't mistakenly think that yawning is a sign of disease and worry about it. If you keep wanting to yawn, it means you are tired and you should exercise or rest appropriately.

The above is some simple knowledge about yawning. I hope parents will take a look at it carefully. If the child has mild symptoms, don’t be too anxious. It may just be that the child is tired and yawns occasionally. If your child yawns almost every night, you must take him to the hospital for a thorough check-up. This is the way to be responsible for your child's health.