Whenever we think of snoring, the usual thing is to think of parents while sleeping, or older or overweight men. But without going any further the children They can also snoreand this can represent an alarm sign.
That is why in Europa Press Health Infosalus interviewed María Cruz Iglesias Morenowho is head of the Otolaryngology Service of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital of Madrid, and who clarifies if the snoring in the minors They must represent a reason for consultation or suspicion by parents.
Is it normal for children to ronque or always indicate a health problem? This expert points out in this regard that children in principle Roncan, and warns that they also do it “very frequently” and in an episodic way, although this doctor warns that a snoring held in time can indicate High -road respiratory problemsAlthough he points out that most of the time they are banal.
Among the main causes of child snoringDr. Iglesias Moreno points to: adenoid hypertrophy, and the hypertrophy of palatine tonsils, in addition to the catarrhal processes of high tracks. “Much less frequent are other causes such as malformations or tumors,” appreciates this otolaryngologist.
The two snack symptoms in snoring
So, we ask for advice on how parents can differentiate between occasional snoring and one that requires medical attentionto which insists that “the difference the Mark the evolution timeand also if snoring is accompanied by other symptoms such as apnea breaks. “
And, as this expert from the San Carlos clinic, the snoring, is said, is only a symptom. So, you have Assess the causes that produce it to determine their possible consequences.
“If the snoring is left with pauses from apnea We are within another clinical picture, such as Sleep Obstructive Apnea Syndrome (SAOS), which should be treated to achieve a good tissue oxygenation, and good school performance, “he adds.
In the case of adenoamigdalar hypertrophy, this expert says that this pathology involves a deformity of the palate that alters facial growth; Hence its early diagnosis is fundamental.
Effective treatments?
Thus, we question this specialist in otolaryngology if they exist effective treatments To reduce or eliminate snoring in children, pointing out that, if the cause is a mechanical obstruction due to adenoamigdalar hypertrophy, the picture is not going to be resolved until surgery is performed and the obstruction is resolved.
“Whenever there are Saos surgery is recommended, and if it is a simple snoring (no apnea breaks) surgery is also advised if the degree of hypertrophy is important,” says this expert.
It is for all this for what María Cruz Iglesias Moreno, who is head of the Otolaryngology Service of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital of Madrid, insists that a child will not stop snoring until the cause that causes it is treated.