Causes of snoring in children

Normally, we have many opportunities to hear our parents singing a symphony at home. This is a common phenomenon for children, and we will not make a fuss about it. However, if mothers hear their children snoring, they will be scared to death, wondering how such a thing can happen at such a young age. Today, let’s talk about the reasons why children snore and what to do about it.

Most snoring symptoms in children are caused by enlarged adenoids. Hypertrophic adenoids in children can cause nasal congestion, causing the child to develop the habit of using the mouth to maintain normal breathing for a long time. Over time, the airflow generated by the air will impact the hard palate, causing it to deform and arch high. After a long time, it will directly affect the development of the face, leading to the onset of snoring symptoms in children.

1. Obvious snoring and breathing difficulties during sleep, such as nasal flaring, intercostal and suprasternal depressions, mouth breathing, morning headaches, dry mouth, etc.

2. Children often sleep in a prone position, with their knees bent to their chest, their necks overextended, and their heads turned to one side. 3. Paradoxical chest and abdominal movements during inhalation, night sweating, and sweating limited to the neck and back.

4. Unwilling to cover with a blanket at night, breathing stops, followed by gasping 5. Fatigue and easy to doze off during the day, lack of concentration in class, and poor academic performance.

1. Endocrine system diseases: Snoring may cause problems such as obesity. Snoring affects sleep and leads to reduced secretion of growth hormone in children, resulting in growth retardation and other problems.

2. Nervous system diseases: cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, memory loss, depression and other diseases caused by snoring seriously damage the nervous system.

3. Cardiovascular system and respiratory system diseases: Snoring can cause cardiovascular diseases such as high blood pressure, arrhythmia, heart failure, coronary heart disease, and can cause respiratory system diseases such as cor pulmonale, respiratory failure, nocturnal asthma, etc.

4. Inability to concentrate: People who snore often have poor sleep quality at night, so they cannot concentrate during the day and their learning state is significantly reduced.

1. It will make children short

If a child has snoring symptoms, he or she will often wake up several times during sleep due to difficulty breathing, and his or her sleep will be constantly interrupted. This will reduce the child's actual sleep time, reduce the secretion of growth hormone, and affect the child's height growth.

2. Cause pigeon chest in children

Poor sleep quality and lack of oxygen in the body can easily cause children to have difficulty breathing during sleep, and can also lead to chest deformity and pigeon chest. The harm caused by snoring in children also manifests itself in excessive sweating during sleep at night. The main reason is the neuroendocrine and metabolic dysfunction caused by lack of oxygen. Among the symptoms of snoring in children, the incidence of abnormal conditions such as sleepwalking and night terrors is significantly increased.

According to the above statements, mothers can no longer ignore the fact that their children are still snoring. This phenomenon is a serious matter for children and will cause many complications, so mothers should take action quickly to help their children get rid of this phenomenon. Therefore, mothers should ensure that their children have a balanced nutrition, go for walks outdoors with their children more often, and let their children drink more water. I hope mothers can help their children grow up healthily.