It was researched some years ago that children who snore during their sleep are more prone to have hyperactivity problems and demand more attention comparing with children who do not snore. Children who snored daily were about four times more likely to have developed new hyperactivity. This fact has helped to prevent the appearance of new or worsened behavior problems. Children who have other symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea suffered also from lessened blood oxygen levels. Those who had daytime sleepiness were more prone to have developed hyperactivity in future. Such hyperactive children had to take behavior medicines. Thus, it is quite possible that those, who suffer from snoring and have other sleep apnea symptoms, are extremely prone to hyperactivity. The boys younger that 8 had the worst sleep-breathing problems and were about nine times more likely to have developed new hyperactivity comparing with those who hadn't had such sleep problems. 229 children between the ages of 6 and 17 were involved in the first research. The children were drawn from the group of 866 children between the ages of 2 to 13 years took part in the research. Two researches were hold during this period and their results were evaluated.
Parents were given completed standardized questionnaires to measure a child's behavior and sleep characteristics. It was found out that the children, who suffered from snoring, have hyperactivity or attention simultaneously. It was researched that untreated sleep-breathing problems in childhood can lead to the development of hyperactivity. Snoring, sleep apnea and other problems connected with breath that appear during sleep reduce people’s ability to enjoy sleep; they lead to decreased oxygen levels and influence daytime behavior.
Those, who were treated from their sleep-breathing problems - usually by removal of the tonsils and adenoids, have observed that behavior and sleep have improved simultaneously. Parents were asked about their children’s frequency and severity of snoring, the tendency to struggle apnea during the night, to breathe through the mouth during the day, to wake up being tired or to be very uneager to wake up in the morning. Such characteristics were necessary to indicate sleep-disordered breathing problems that influence the quality of sleep. Thus, parents should pay more attention to their children's sleep.
Unfortunately, sleep problems in both children and adults are frequently undiagnosed and have negative influence on health, behavior and quality of life. There are recommendations to have enough sleep, to have good sleep habits and to apply to a doctor in the case of habitual snoring, daytime sleepiness and the breathing interruptions of sleep apnea.
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