How to treat children’s snoring?

Although snoring in adults is very common, from a clinical medical perspective, long-term snoring is not good for the body. Therefore, it is generally recommended that you go to the hospital for treatment. Similarly, if a child snores while sleeping, parents must pay attention to it and not think it is a funny thing. In many cases, children's snoring is harmful to their physical growth. Now the editor will talk about how to treat children's snoring.

Steps/Methods

>01Increase physical exercise, get adequate sleep, and maintain good living habits.

>02Don’t eat too much, especially before going to bed.

>03For obese people, they should actively lose weight and increase exercise.

>04Snoring patients often have decreased blood oxygen levels, which are often accompanied by high blood pressure, heart rhythm disorders, increased blood viscosity, increased heart burden, and easy to cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to blood pressure monitoring and take antihypertensive drugs on time.

>05 Do not take sedatives or sleeping pills before going to bed to avoid aggravating the inhibition of respiratory center regulation.

>06 Sleep in the side-lying position, especially the right side, to avoid the tongue, soft palate, and uvula from relaxing and falling back during sleep, which would aggravate upper airway obstruction. You can put a small ball on your back when sleeping to help force yourself to sleep in a side-lying position.

Precautions

Children who snore frequently are often shorter than children of the same age, which is closely related to poor sleep quality leading to insufficient secretion of growth hormone. Children's organs are in the stage of growth and development. The increase in airway resistance during sleep can increase the negative pressure in the chest, which will cause pigeon chest over time.

Children’s sleep quality is seriously affected, so they will feel sleepy during the day, their studies will be affected, and they are prone to symptoms such as nightmares and enuresis. Children with this disease often breathe through their mouths, which affects the development of their craniofacial bones, causing their incisors to protrude forward, resulting in a special open-jaw facial appearance.

After reading the above description by the editor, I wonder if it will be of some help to you parents? Children are the foundation of a family's happiness, so you should pay attention to the care of your children. If there are any abnormalities, you should go to the hospital for examination in time and then prescribe the right medicine. However, if a child snores, we should also pay attention to the child's dietary care and ensure that the air in the living environment is clean and hygienic.