What turns children into snoring adults?
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Snoring - we always think it’s noisy but otherwise harmless. However, it’s been linked to sleep apnea, respiratory diseases, and cardiovascular disease. That’s why in recent years, snoring has become an important topic in biomedical research.
A new study suggests that childhood environment may actually determine the likelihood of snoring later in life. The study was conducted in 5 Scandinavian countries involving 15,556 people. From interviews, the researchers report that the most important risk factors that predispose an individual to adult snoring are:
- Exposure to pets (e.g. dogs) as a newborn
- Early respiratory infections (e.g. being hospitalized for infections of the respiratory tract before the age of 2)
- Having recurrent ear infections as a child
- Growing up as part of a large family
Interesting results. But wait a minute. I had 3 out of 4 factors in my childhood. My husband didn’t have any. Guess who is the snorer of the family? I am not saying that the study results are wrong. I just find it funny sometimes how scientific findings contradict an individual’s personal experience. For sure, I’ll keep this list of risk factors in mind and see how things will turn out for my kids.
Dawn says...
I also read in another study that having pets (eg, dogs and cats) are GOOD for babies, and results in less allergies later in life, as it helps their immune systems develop stronger, faster, better, because pets bring in all sorts of allergens from outdoors.
And since snoring can be linked to allergies–especially a post-nasal drip–then… huh? LOL
Sometimes I think we can drive ourselves crazy with these studies! But good, informative post.
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Rodney says...
The key here is allergies often cause snoring problems, regardless of the source. I tend to agree with Dawn that having a dog or other pet may help a small child from developing a future problem with allergies, and therefore, potentially prevent allergic snoring problems.
I also am a snorer (and have been recently diagnosed with sleep apnea), and the only one of the four items that fit me was growing up with pets. However, I do not suffer from any allergies.
Great post