Snoring in children Many parents think that snoring in children’s sleep is caused by sleeping position or cold, and they do not care much about it. There are even old people who think that baby snoring is a sign of “good sleep”. Medical professionals say that baby snoring is mostly caused by adenoid hypertrophy or tonsillar hypertrophy. The problem can be big or small, if the snoring is simple, it does not matter, if there is apnea in sleep (commonly known as “breath-holding”), it may cause the baby long-term lack of oxygen, and affect the body, intellectual development, if necessary, need to receive surgical treatment. If the baby snores, it is not a big problem, but if the snoring is accompanied by apnea, which is often referred to as “closed air”, it becomes “obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome” (OSAHS) in children. OSAHS means that the baby’s sleep quality is poor for a long time, the child is often in a state of oxygen deprivation, open-mouth breathing, which will lead to adenoid face, thin body, poor central nervous system development, thus showing inattentiveness, inability to sit, poor memory. Parents should pay high attention to the problem of baby snoring. Snoring is harmful to the body 1, resulting in slow growth of children, especially in the state of deep sleep, the brain will release a large amount of growth hormone to promote the growth and development of the child’s body systems, and once the quality of sleep decreases, it is bound to reduce the release of growth hormone, and at the same time, due to the frequent interruption of sleep caused by snoring, not enough rest at night, daytime mental fatigue, poor appetite, insufficient caloric intake of food, which leads to growth stagnation, resulting in poor growth. This leads to growth stagnation, resulting in short stature or low weight. 2, leading to children’s intellectual development backward snoring will make children in sleep serious lack of oxygen, inducing high carbon dioxide content in the blood, directly leading to the lack of oxygen supply for brain development, will affect the child’s future intelligence; cause pulmonary artery and systemic artery pressure increase, resulting in increased burden on the heart muscle, the chances of hypertension and heart disease significantly increased in adulthood. 3. Snoring may affect children’s face Children snore due to nasopharyngeal obstruction, open-mouth breathing and abnormal bite of upper and lower teeth, which may lead to facial deformity and “adenoid face” over time. 4, causing secretory otitis media Adenoid hyperplasia can cause exudative otitis media if it blocks the pharyngeal orifice of the nasopharynx, resulting in symptoms such as stuffy ear, tinnitus and hearing loss. Clinical manifestations of children’s snoring In daily life, parents may feel that children with snoring tend to sleep poorly at night, have no energy during the day, and their appetite is not open. The main manifestations are as follows: 1. Nighttime: snoring, open-mouth breathing, labored breathing, trismus and even cyanosis of the lips during sleep. Sleep disturbance, excessive activity, excessive sweating, awakening, struggling or sleep panic. Some children have bedwetting. 2. Daytime: hyperactivity, poor academic performance, and developmental delay. A considerable part of the affected children show irritability, irritability, abnormal personality behavior, attention deficit, morning headache and poor academic performance during the daytime.