Snoring is often viewed as harmless, at least to the snorer, but we are now uncovering its potentially serious effects on cardiovascular health. And finding ways to stop is surprisingly challenging

Title: Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM

Snoring is often viewed as harmless, at least to the snorer, but we are now uncovering its potentially serious effects on cardiovascular health. And finding ways to stop is surprisingly challenging

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A head support for stopping snoring of a sleeping individual, wherein the head support has a head resting surface for the head of a sleeping individual to rest on, including an active layer with an arrangement of neighboring deforming elements for controlling the height of the head support section by section, and a sensing layer which is arranged between the head resting surface and the active layer to detect a position of the head resting on the head resting surface.

Loud snoring, which spikes at ~2 to 3 years of age, has been associated with behavior problems in school-aged children in cross-sectional studies, but no longitudinal studies have quantified predictors and the behavioral impact of persistent snoring in preschool-aged children.

Persistent loud snoring, which occurs in 9% of children 2 to 3 years of age, is linked with behavior problems. Higher socioeconomic status and a history of breastfeeding were associated with lower rates of transient and persistent snoring in young children. (Read the full article)

Title: Snoring Not Just a Male Problem
Category: Health News
Created: 4/29/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/29/2019 12:00:00 AM

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British supermarket Asda have restocked the popular pineapple plant said to help keep snoring at bay, costing just £10.