Poor sleep hygiene in children associated with behavioral problems
...d Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) finds that a snoring child's poor sleep hygiene habits can have a negat..., and potentially problematic bedtime behaviors in snoring children may exist and deserves further study." Snoring is a sound made in the upper airway of you...Snoring in children might be an allergic type disease
The research found that snoring is in fact part of the spectrum of childhood aller... aimed to investigate whether the risk factors for snoring among pre-school children with rhinitis were similar to those for allergic diseases in a group of ch...Sleep apnea increases risk of heart attack or death by 30 percent
...uctive sleep apneaexcessive daytime sleepiness, or snoring along with breathing pausesconsult their physician, Dr. Shah says. There is some evidence to make us believe that when sleep apnea is appropriately treated, the risk of heart disease can be lowered. In obstructive sleep apnea, the upper airway narro...Sleep disturbances affect classroom performance
...l asleep, difficulty concentrating during the day, snoring every night, a hard time waking up in the morning, sleepiness during the day, and falling asleep in class. "While a series of previously-conducted studies all found that adolescents reporting inadequate sleep, irregular sleep patterns, and/or poor ...Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, December 2006
..., and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population. In 1981, Australian researchers surveyed 967 nonsnoring adults aged 25 to 74 years regarding their gender, age, respiratory/allergy symptoms, and habits related to snoring, smoking, and alcohol, tea, and coffee consumption. B...... between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and primary snoring disorder (PSD) in children are significant. Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center reviewed patient charts of 309 children, ages 6 to 17, who underwent consecutive polysomnograms. Measurements, such as daily caffeine intake, h...Allergic rhinitis associated with impaired sleep quality
...studies have suggested that they may contribute to snoring and breathing problems during sleep, including sle...s--including insomnia, waking up during the night, snoring and feeling fatigued when awakening--were more common in those with allergic rhinitis, who also slep...Alcoholism-treatment medication acamprosate may help abstinent alcoholics sleep better
...eep terrors, sleepwalking and exacerbation of loud snoring or sleep apnea. During the day, alcohol intake can exacerbate sleepiness, which disrupts performance and contributes to accidents even when an individual is not significantly intoxicated." Staner is also a researcher at FORENAP, an organization tha...Neurological effects of childhood sleep apnea
... they are asleep. The conditions range from simple snoring to the most severe condition, obstructive sleep ap...ed children have OSA. The symptoms of OSA are loud snoring at night, disrupted, restless sleep, undue tiredness, and difficulties in concentration. If untreate...Study links asthma to increased risk for sleep apnea in young women
...en who smoked cigarettes were at a higher risk for snoring than those who did not smoke. Researchers collec...rs with non-snorers and determine risk factors for snoring in women under 50. Traditional treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea include surgery to r...Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, April 2006
...IDDLE-AGED WOMEN A new study finds that habitual snoring in women is strongly tied to body mass index (BMI) and age, with snoring prevalence reaching its peak in women ages 50 to 59. Swedish researchers surveyed 6,817 women regard...Infant snoring linked to parental snoring
...e role of hereditary factors in the development of snoring ," said the study's lead author Maninder Kalra, MD...ic parents to determine the prevalence of habitual snoring in infants born to atopic parents and to assess the relationship between habitual snoring, atopic st......e April issue of the journal CHEST. "We found that snoring was associated with presence of allergic sensitiza...n older children and adults indicate that frequent snoring can lead to behavioral problems, cognitive deficits, and cardiovascular and metabolic problems. The ...Kids behave and sleep better after tonsillectomy, study finds
...dren's sleep-related breathing problems -- such as snoring and breathing interruptions called apneas -- and daytime behavior problems. The researchers caution that their results do not yet prove cause and effect, and that tonsillectomy is not usually a "cure" for ADHD. But, they say, the growing body of evid...Advice to children with sleep apnea: Wear that night-time breathing device!
...alertness at school. Sleep apnea is marked by loud snoring and disturbed sleep caused by interrupted breathing patterns. "Despite improvements with even irregular use of the device, parents often say children are using PAP when the study shows they are not," says investigator Ann Halbower, M.D., pediatric pu......twright. For example, in one couple, the husband's snoring was arousing the wife out of sleep over eight times an hour. Her sleep efficiency rating, which is the percentage of time she is actually sleeping during the night, was 73 percent. The average person's sleep efficiency is closer to 90 percent. The w...Didgeridoo playing improves your sleep
Regular didgeridoo playing reduces snoring and daytime sleepiness, finds a study published on...layers experiencing reduced daytime sleepiness and snoring after practising, led experts in Switzerland to test the theory that training of the upper airways b...CHEST 2005 abstract highlights
...nnati, OH). After completing a questionnaire about snoring frequency and smoking status and having a skin pri...erage age of 29.8 years, were compared to identify snoring risk factors. Results show that 257 (49.9 percent) never snored, 176 (34.2 percent) snored at least ......d their families four years later. In other words, snoring early in life predicted new or worsened behavior p...vity at follow-up were usually predicted better by snoring and other sleep apnea symptoms four years earlier than by those same symptoms at follow-up. One grou...