Does Your Child Snore? 5 Signs of Trouble
Common questions answered for parents While nearly half of all adults snore occasionally, snoring is not quite so common in children. So if your kids snores, is that cause for concern? “On average, just one in 10 kids snore,” says pediatric otolaryngologist Brandon Hopkins, MD. “But that doesn’t necessarily indicate a problem.” Here, he answers common questions parents ask about children’s snoring: Q: What might cause a child to snore? A: The most typical cause of snoring in children has to do with excess, or obstructive, tissue in the throat. “In children, large tonsils and adenoids are often a source of bulky tissue in …