Why do children snore?

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Snoring is not the patent of adults. Nowadays, many children also snore when they sleep. However, this phenomenon has not attracted the attention of parents. On the contrary, they think it is the performance of children sleeping soundly. So what are the reasons for children snoring? Let's have a look.

Why do children snore?

Reason 1: genetic factors - American scientists have found that as long as either parent snores regularly, their children are three times more likely to snore than those whose parents don't. Therefore, children snore may also be because the child inherited some of the parents' genetic characteristics, such as the shape of the mouth or jaw.

Reason 2: swallowing and choking - some new-born children sometimes "snore", which is due to swallowing and choking. Baby's throat sometimes has the milk lump deposition, on the one hand causes the baby to eat the milk not to be smooth, another result is causes the airway not to be smooth, causes the baby to sleep snore.

The third reason: rhinitis - children are in the growth and development period, the immune mechanism is not perfect, the resistance is relatively low, very easy to suffer from rhinitis, the main symptoms are continuous sneezing, nasal itching, nasal congestion, runny nose, affect children's learning and growth and development, nasal congestion will cause children snoring, mouth breathing.

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When the bronchus is stimulated by inflammation, the sputum increases. However, children lack the ability to cough and expel sputum. The sputum can not be discharged after it is transported to the throat by the cilia of the bronchus, resulting in a relatively narrow airway. When the air flows through, it produces vibration and snores. In this case, the sound can be heard even in the daytime.