1 and 4 Children Have a Sleep Disorder
I found an interesting study showing that 1 in 4 children (maybe children is the wrong word) under the age of 18 are actually suffering from sort of sleep disorder. Obviously some of these are suffering things like insomnia and things of that nature, but a rather large number of them actually snore. I find that pretty sad. When it comes to something like insomnia with children, they really need to cut back on caffeine, sugar and get a little exercise to fix that. Snoring on the other hand is probably something a little more important and more difficult to deal with.
I thought that this was interesting and thought I’d pass this information onto you. Source
About one in four children don’t, but their problems are often missed, according to new research from The American Academy of Sleep Medicine that suggests pediatricians may be under-diagnosing sleep disorders in children.
CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton discussed the study on The Early Show Monday, and what you can look for and do if you think your child is suffering from a sleep disorder.
The study found only four percent of 150,000 children researched in Pennsylvania, from birth to age 18, were diagnosed with a disorder, which is substantially less than the estimated 25 percent of children who suffer from a sleep disorder in larger studies.
Undiagnosed disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, night terrors, sleepwalking, snoring, grinding teeth, and bedwetting, Ashton said, are all disruptions in sleep that can impact a child’s learning, growth and development.