What is the reason for the baby's snoring? What should I do if the baby snores?

In the past, few people cared about whether snoring was harmful to the body. Only after sleep became a research topic did scholars begin to study the sleep conditions of snorers. What should I do if my baby snores at night? I believe many mothers are very worried. Today, I will share the following points with you, hoping that they will be helpful to you.

Contents of this article

1. What is the reason for the baby snoring?

2. What to do if your baby snores

3. The disadvantages of snoring

What causes baby snoring?

1. Sleeping posture problem: If the baby often sleeps on his back, it is easy to cause the root of the tongue to fall back, resulting in pharyngeal stenosis and snoring.

Suggestion: The main sleeping position is side-lying. Compared with supine position, side-lying can reduce the tongue root from falling back and alleviate snoring symptoms. Mothers can sew a soft elastic ball on the upper back of the baby's pajamas to help control the sleeping position and reduce the chance of supine sleeping. In addition, babies who snore are generally more sensitive to environmental stimulation, so it is necessary to create a good sleeping environment and avoid external stimulation.

2. The height of the pillow: If the pillow is not at the right height, it will also cause the neck to bend too much, leading to airway obstruction.

Suggestion: Babies at 3 months old start to learn to lift their heads, and their spines begin to naturally bend forward. At the same time, as their bodies develop, their shoulders gradually become wider. In order to ensure a proper sleeping position, babies can start using pillows after 3 months, and the height is generally 4 cm. As they grow older, gradually increase the height of the pillow.

3. Disease. Adenoids and tonsils develop very quickly in early childhood. Adenoids hypertrophy and tonsil hypertrophy are diseases unique to childhood. When the temperature changes, malnutrition, decreased resistance or upper respiratory tract infection occurs, the inflammation affects the tonsils and adenoids and causes further swelling, blocking the posterior nasal cavity and oropharynx, resulting in airway obstruction and causing snoring.

Recommendation: Generally speaking, if snoring is clearly caused by enlarged tonsils or adenoids, resection is the main treatment method.

4. Swallowing. If the baby does not swallow completely while feeding or the mother puts the baby down immediately after feeding and lets him sleep, the milk in the baby's mouth may accumulate and block the throat, causing snoring.

Suggestion: After feeding, you can pat the baby's back to promote swallowing, and then feed some water to avoid milk lumps in the mouth. If the baby has nasal congestion, you can use a nasal spray containing saline.

5. Obesity. The baby's oropharyngeal fat pad thickens. Due to gravity, the space behind the larynx and tongue becomes narrower during sleep. The accumulation of fat pads aggravates the narrowing of the airway space and easily causes snoring.

Suggestion: Obesity not only easily causes snoring, but also increases the burden on the heart and affects the development of genitals. Studies have shown that if obese children can lose weight to a standard weight, they can improve the state of hypoxia during sleep and reduce the occurrence of sleep apnea.

What to do if your baby snores

1. Balance your baby's diet. For babies aged 10 months, add complementary foods in time, increase food diversity, and feed them reasonably.

2. Help your baby strengthen his physique and reduce the chance of upper respiratory tract infection. For example, let him bask in the sun and breathe fresh air; play crawling games to strengthen his body.

3. Help your baby clean up nasal secretions such as mucus in time to keep the nose relatively unobstructed.

4. If your baby sleeps on his back and snores, you can try to change his sleeping position and raise his head appropriately with a baby pillow.

5. If the snoring symptoms are severe, consult a doctor in time and cooperate with the treatment. If the adenoids are severely enlarged, surgical treatment can also be chosen.

In addition, to prevent babies from snoring, you should also pay attention to maintaining a balanced nutrition, preventing obesity due to overnutrition, ensuring their regular work and rest schedules, and reducing intense activities at night. At the same time, you should pay attention to improving your baby's physical fitness, reducing the chances of contracting various acute and chronic respiratory infectious diseases, and avoiding upper respiratory tract obstruction caused by inflammation.

Disadvantages of snoring

People who snore do sleep more deeply and soundly. It is very worrying for ordinary people to sleep in the same room with a snorer at night: when the non-snorer lies down and has not yet fallen asleep, the roommate is already snoring loudly and has fallen asleep. This snoring will disturb the non-snorer's sleep all night, making him groggy and unable to work or study the next day.

In the past, few people cared about whether snoring was harmful to the person. Only after sleep became a research topic did scholars begin to study the sleep of snorers. The study found that long-term snorers or those who snore severely often suffer from sleep apnea syndrome, which causes apnea during sleep and reduced oxygen in the blood. In other words, the oxygen inhaled throughout the night is less than that of normal people, which will affect memory over time. Someone once determined that the memory function of snorers is indeed not as good as that of normal people, but the snorers themselves are not aware of it.