Ameya Rao
Posting #2
Topic: Health
"Snoring, mouth-breathing tots more likely to develop behavioral problems" -- by Ryan Jaslow
CBS News
March 5, 2012
470 words
Snoring, which has long been tied to adult health problems (obesity, heart disease, and sleep apnea), may also cause health problems in children. A study conducted at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and published on March 5, revealed that children who have "sleep-disordered breathing" -- anything from snoring and mouth breathing, to sleep apnea -- are more likely to develop behavioral and mental problems as they grow older. Based on sleep and behavioral surveys submitted by parents during various stages of their children's growth, children who snore between 6 months and 18 months of age are between 40 and 100 percent more likely to develop behavioral and social problems at 7 years of age. Nearly 10 percent of all children snore, and around 3 percent have sleep apnea, which is characterized by long pauses in breathing during sleep. The reason sleep disorders contribute to behavioral problems is thought to be because these disorders block oxygen flow to the brain. This reduced oxygen supply to the brain negatively affects and disrupts the restorative functions of sleep, resulting in problems in the areas of the brain that control for the abilities to pay attention, suppress behavior, and control emotions. It is recommended that parents pay close attention to how their children sleep and observe any sleep-disordered breathing problems that may arise.
Numerous children are growing up all over the world with behavioral problems. These problems can be magnified as the children grow and develop, and eventually ruin their lives by turning them into criminals or felons. One of the chief causes of these behavioral problems in children has been found to be a group of sleep-related problems known as "sleep-disordered breathing." By decreasing oxygen flow to the brain during sleep, these problems distrupt proper mental development in children. It is therefore important for parents to make sure that their children are sleeping soundly and deeply every night; these children, once they grow up, are the future of the world, and we have to put our future world into the safest hands possible.
Posting #2
Topic: Health
"Snoring, mouth-breathing tots more likely to develop behavioral problems" -- by Ryan Jaslow
CBS News
March 5, 2012
470 words
Snoring, which has long been tied to adult health problems (obesity, heart disease, and sleep apnea), may also cause health problems in children. A study conducted at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and published on March 5, revealed that children who have "sleep-disordered breathing" -- anything from snoring and mouth breathing, to sleep apnea -- are more likely to develop behavioral and mental problems as they grow older. Based on sleep and behavioral surveys submitted by parents during various stages of their children's growth, children who snore between 6 months and 18 months of age are between 40 and 100 percent more likely to develop behavioral and social problems at 7 years of age. Nearly 10 percent of all children snore, and around 3 percent have sleep apnea, which is characterized by long pauses in breathing during sleep. The reason sleep disorders contribute to behavioral problems is thought to be because these disorders block oxygen flow to the brain. This reduced oxygen supply to the brain negatively affects and disrupts the restorative functions of sleep, resulting in problems in the areas of the brain that control for the abilities to pay attention, suppress behavior, and control emotions. It is recommended that parents pay close attention to how their children sleep and observe any sleep-disordered breathing problems that may arise.
Numerous children are growing up all over the world with behavioral problems. These problems can be magnified as the children grow and develop, and eventually ruin their lives by turning them into criminals or felons. One of the chief causes of these behavioral problems in children has been found to be a group of sleep-related problems known as "sleep-disordered breathing." By decreasing oxygen flow to the brain during sleep, these problems distrupt proper mental development in children. It is therefore important for parents to make sure that their children are sleeping soundly and deeply every night; these children, once they grow up, are the future of the world, and we have to put our future world into the safest hands possible.
this article brings attention to the serious problem of snoring. Before reading this i had no idea that snoring could become a problem and cause development problems latter in life. Reading this article made me feel concerned because I tend to snore in my sleep, however I have yet to find any sort of mental problem traceable to snoring. In the future I will make sure to tell others about the problems of snoring so they will not become at risk of mental degradation.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to this topic because I snore but do not have mental or social problems. After reading it gives me a reason to figure out why I snore and that there is a lot of problems with snoring. I already knew that snoring can cause sleep anea but didnt know that it can cause obesity and heart disease.
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