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Are Your Kids Going To Inherit Your Snoring Problem?

If you have a snoring problem, you might be wondering if it can be passed on to your children. Unfortunately, the answer is yes. According to research published in the journal “Chest” children with at least one parent who snored are 3 times more likely to snore themselves (compared to children whose parents did not snore).

Snoring can be a warning signal for an affliction known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). OSA causes breathing to stop while sleeping, due to obstructed air passages.

Snoring is a sign of difficulty breathing, but it is breathing at least. OSA can cause the sufferer to stop breathing for periods of over 10 seconds while sleeping, which then causes them to wake up gasping and choking for air.

This isn’t only a nighttime problem either. OSA can leave its victims with headaches and sore throats in the morning. And the lack of sleep caused by OSA could lead to other issues, such as lack of concentration and irritability.

If left untreated, OSA can lead to increased blood pressure, lower oxygen levels in the blood and an increased chance of heart attack and stroke.

In one recent study, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital medical center studied 681 children. The research determined that African-American children were roughly three times more likely to develop a snoring problem than any other ethnicity.

And it also found that children who test positively for Atopy, an indicator of allergies and asthma, were two times more likely to snore.

This study helped doctors to identify children who were at higher risk of snoring problems and other sleep disorders. This gave them the opportunity to work with the childrens’ parents to help minimize any long-term effects.

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