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Toddlers who snore persistently are more likely to have behavior problems, such as hyperactivity, depression and attention issues, during the day than their non-snoring peers, new research indicates.

The study also looked at factors that might contribute to or protect against snoring in this young age group, and they found one was strongly protective: breast-feeding. Factors that made persistent snoring more likely included low socioeconomic status, race and exposure to environmental smoke, said study author Dean Beebe, director of the neuropsychology program at Cincinnati Children?s Hospital Medical Center.

?Snoring is cute in comics or cartoons, but in reality it?s not normal for kids to snore for weeks or months on end,? said Beebe, who is also an associate professor of pediatrics.

?Snoring can disrupt the quality of sleep, and a tired toddler has a much lower tolerance for frustration. When you add chronicity to the problem, over time, that lack of sleep sets up negative interactions within the toddler?s environment, which may change the way they respond,? Beebe explained. ?This is a developing brain. The connections that are made and retained are about their experiences. A lack of sleep could fundamentally alter those experiences.?

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