The Effects of Snoring on Sleep
- When snoring occurs, this is considered disordered breathing and it results in disrupted sleep, which means the person is going to be tired during the day. Disordered breathing can lead to allergies, asthma, hyperactivity, attention deficit and aggression, according to the Franklin Institute. If a person has headaches during the day this may be due to sleep apnea.
- As you age, your sleeping becomes more disrupted and snoring gets worse, although it is more common in overweight people and men. Habitual snoring disturbs the person in bed with you as well as disturbs your own sleep, even though you may not realize it. You are not getting quality rest.
- When a child snores, this may mean that he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, according to Dr. David Gozai, who is a researcher at the University of Louisville. ADHD children snore twice as much as those children who do not have this disorder. Children with the highest body mass index are also much more likely to snore as are those children who are exposed to secondhand smoke. When a child's snoring is medically treated, this improves the ADHD problems and he requires less medication.
- Children who are experiencing sleep disruptions due to breathing problems, including snoring, during the time that their brain is developing can suffer irreversible compromise to their cognitive and intellectual potential.
- When there is some kind of obstruction or narrowing of the airway, this causes tissues in the airway to vibrate, which results in snoring. When an obstruction is present, this makes the heart work harder as it tries to push out air, which can lead to high blood pressure.
