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Infant snoring, mental development, and cigarette smoke exposure.
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Pediatrics for Parents
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November 1, 2007
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Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder signified by episodes when the patient is unable to breathe during sleep and must wake up for a few seconds to resume breathing before returning to sleep. These episodes can happen frequently throughout the night and the most pronounced symptom of the disorder or of "sleep-disordered breathing" in both adults and children is snoring.
Adults with this disorder have been studied for many years, and in addition to serious cardiovascular consequences, it has been discovered that impaired mood, cognitive performance and motor function are caused by this sleep disorder. Researchers who study preschool and school-age children have also ...
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