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MINNEAPOLIS — Children with frequent, loud snoring are significantly more likely to develop recurrent otitis media and to require tympanostomy tubes than are children who don't snore, based on data from more than 16,000 children aged 5–7 years.
Recurrent otitis media and habitual snoring share many risk factors. To assess the relationship between these conditions, Dr. David Gozal of the University of Louisville (Ky.) and his colleagues compared the frequency of recurrent otitis media (ROM) and the need for tympanostomy tube placement in school-aged children who snored versus those who did not snore.
The researchers presented their findings in a poster at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Parents of 16,321 children who attended public school in Jefferson County, Ky., completed questionnaires about their children's sleeping habits.
Overall, 1,844 children (11%) had a history of habitual snoring (defined as snoring more than 3 nights per week). More than half (53%) of the habitual snorers were boys, and 26% of the habitual snorers were black.
A total of 5,074 children had a history of ROM, and 2,604 children had tympanostomy tubes.
Nearly twice as many of the habitually snoring children had a history of ROM, compared with children who did not snore (16% vs. 9%), even after controlling for known otitis media risk factors such as asthma, chronic rhinitis, allergies, and exposure to cigarette smoke, they reported.
Similarly, children with a history of habitual snoring were almost three times more likely than children without a history of snoring to have had tympanostomy tubes placed (24% vs. 9%, respectively), after controlling for the same risk factors, the investigators found.
The findings support an association between habitual snoring and an increased risk of ROM and need for tympanostomy tubes.
Additional studies are needed to assess the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in children with ROM, the investigators wrote.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Children with frequent, loud snoring are significantly more likely to develop recurrent otitis media and to require tympanostomy tubes than are children who don't snore, based on data from more than 16,000 children aged 5–7 years.
Recurrent otitis media and habitual snoring share many risk factors. To assess the relationship between these conditions, Dr. David Gozal of the University of Louisville (Ky.) and his colleagues compared the frequency of recurrent otitis media (ROM) and the need for tympanostomy tube placement in school-aged children who snored versus those who did not snore.
The researchers presented their findings in a poster at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Parents of 16,321 children who attended public school in Jefferson County, Ky., completed questionnaires about their children's sleeping habits.
Overall, 1,844 children (11%) had a history of habitual snoring (defined as snoring more than 3 nights per week). More than half (53%) of the habitual snorers were boys, and 26% of the habitual snorers were black.
A total of 5,074 children had a history of ROM, and 2,604 children had tympanostomy tubes.
Nearly twice as many of the habitually snoring children had a history of ROM, compared with children who did not snore (16% vs. 9%), even after controlling for known otitis media risk factors such as asthma, chronic rhinitis, allergies, and exposure to cigarette smoke, they reported.
Similarly, children with a history of habitual snoring were almost three times more likely than children without a history of snoring to have had tympanostomy tubes placed (24% vs. 9%, respectively), after controlling for the same risk factors, the investigators found.
The findings support an association between habitual snoring and an increased risk of ROM and need for tympanostomy tubes.
Additional studies are needed to assess the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in children with ROM, the investigators wrote.
ELSEVIER GLOBAL MEDICAL NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS — Children with frequent, loud snoring are significantly more likely to develop recurrent otitis media and to require tympanostomy tubes than are children who don't snore, based on data from more than 16,000 children aged 5–7 years.
Recurrent otitis media and habitual snoring share many risk factors. To assess the relationship between these conditions, Dr. David Gozal of the University of Louisville (Ky.) and his colleagues compared the frequency of recurrent otitis media (ROM) and the need for tympanostomy tube placement in school-aged children who snored versus those who did not snore.
The researchers presented their findings in a poster at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Parents of 16,321 children who attended public school in Jefferson County, Ky., completed questionnaires about their children's sleeping habits.
Overall, 1,844 children (11%) had a history of habitual snoring (defined as snoring more than 3 nights per week). More than half (53%) of the habitual snorers were boys, and 26% of the habitual snorers were black.
A total of 5,074 children had a history of ROM, and 2,604 children had tympanostomy tubes.
Nearly twice as many of the habitually snoring children had a history of ROM, compared with children who did not snore (16% vs. 9%), even after controlling for known otitis media risk factors such as asthma, chronic rhinitis, allergies, and exposure to cigarette smoke, they reported.
Similarly, children with a history of habitual snoring were almost three times more likely than children without a history of snoring to have had tympanostomy tubes placed (24% vs. 9%, respectively), after controlling for the same risk factors, the investigators found.
The findings support an association between habitual snoring and an increased risk of ROM and need for tympanostomy tubes.
Additional studies are needed to assess the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in children with ROM, the investigators wrote.
ELSEVIER GLOBAL MEDICAL NEWS