My child has been snoring recently.

Snoring is a symptom that is neither big nor small, because most of the time snoring is a normal physiological phenomenon in the human body, but sometimes snoring is closely related to some diseases in the human body. Most people think that snoring only occurs in adults, but some parents find that their children also snore when they sleep. Why is that?

Why do children often snore when they sleep?

1. Bronchitis

When the bronchi are stimulated by inflammation, sputum increases, but children lack the ability to cough and expectorate. The sputum is transported to the throat by the vibration of the bronchial cilia and cannot be discharged, resulting in relative narrowing of the airway, which often causes snoring. This is a common reason why children snore.

2. Enlarged tonsils, adenoids, and tonsils

Because children are young, their airway space is relatively small, so if the tonsils are slightly enlarged, it is easy to cause blockage of the airway, resulting in snoring, which is also a common cause of snoring in children. Adenoids are lymphatic tissue located at the beginning of the nostrils and in the nasopharynx. Some children's adenoids gradually proliferate with age, and the enlarged glands occupy the nasopharynx and laryngopharynx, resulting in snoring when sleeping.

3. Poor sleeping posture

This is also the reason why children snore. Sometimes children snore simply because their sleeping posture is bad, their tongue hangs too far back and their breathing passages are blocked. At this time, you can try to persuade your child to sleep with his head on the side.

4 things to check if your child snores

1. Oropharyngeal examination: The doctor will visually observe whether there is enlarged tonsils and whether there is secretion from the nasopharynx attached to the posterior wall of the oropharynx.

2. Fiber optic or electronic nasopharyngeal endoscopy: It can visually observe whether there is adenoid hypertrophy, the degree of hypertrophy, and rule out snoring caused by turbinate hypertrophy, nasal polyps, etc.

3. X-ray or CT examination of the nasopharynx: thickening of the nasopharyngeal soft tissue can be seen.

4. Polysomnography: It is the gold standard for diagnosing OSAHS and can monitor indicators such as oral and nasal ventilation, blood oxygen saturation, chest and abdominal respiratory movements, electroencephalogram, and electrooculogram.

How to treat snoring in children

1. Boil orange peel water and drink it.

When a child snores, you can boil orange peels into water and take a small amount while it is hot. This can promote digestion and eliminate snoring.

2. Remove enlarged tonsils and adenoids.

Because children have obstructed upper respiratory tract and often have nasal congestion, they often snore and breathe with their mouths open during sleep, or even hold their breath. Children cannot enter deep sleep, which affects the secretion of growth hormone. Therefore, removing enlarged tonsils and adenoids can solve the problem of snoring in most children.

3. Garlic therapy.

If your child snores, you can use a few cloves of garlic to solve the problem. The method is to peel a garlic, cut it, and place it in the child's nostrils. Let the child smell it for 1 minute, three times in a row, and the snoring symptoms will be alleviated.