Sleep Apnea and
Allergies – Children that Snore often have Parents that Snore
April 11th,
2006
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Children are at a
three times higher risk for snoring if one of their parents snores.
Researchers from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center also
found that children that test positive for allergies are two times more
often snore while sleeping. The study was first published in the April
issue of the journal called CHEST.
"We found that
snoring was associated with presence of allergic sensitization (a
condition called atopy)," according to Maninder Kalra, M.D., a physician
and researcher in pulmonary medicine at Cincinnati Children's and who is
also a corresponding author of this study.
The researchers in
this study looked at 681 children that were an average age of 12 months
old. Researchers found that if one of the parents snored more than
three times per week, the children also had three times more of a chance
of snoring themselves. If the parents did not snore that much the
children had less occurrence of snoring themselves.
Children that had
allergic tendencies called atopy were two times more often would snore at
lease three or more times a week compared to children that did not test
positive for atopy.
This study looked
at young infants, compared to older children and adults that have
snoring problems. Snoring in both adults and children can cause
behavioral problems, cognitive deficits, cardiovascular, and metabolic
problems. If your child snores it could be a sign of obstructive sleep
apnea. Breathing can be blocked when sleeping and can cause a child to
snore. Doctors can conduct a sleep study to determine if the snoring is
related to Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
"More than 40
million children in the western world have allergies. In addition, the
incidence of allergy-related respiratory diseases is rising. Although
previous studies have shown that having a history of allergic
respiratory disease is a risk factor for obstructive sleep-disordered
breathing, the association between atopy and habitual snoring in young
children had not been studied," Dr. Kalra said.
"Now that we know
how prevalent snoring is in children this young and that it is more
common in children with positive atopic status, parents and health care
professionals can take appropriate action," Dr. Kalra said.
The researchers
intend to continue to monitor these children in this study through the
age of 5 to see if the child’s snoring gets better, worse or stay the
same.
Nicole Wilson
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