Child sleep disorders on the rise due to social media and obesity
Ananya Mandal, MDBy Ananya Mandal, MDOct 1 2018Reviewed by Kate Anderton, BSc
According to the latest research, more and more children and teenagers in England are being diagnosed with sleep problems, including nightmares, sleepwalking, and insomnia.
The information comes from NHS Digital, who showed that sleep problems that once affected only the middle-aged and elderly are now being diagnosed even among babies and pre-school children.
Sleep apnoea is increasingly being diagnosed in children. Previously, this disorder typically only affected overweight and middle-aged individuals.
This is a breathing problem that causes repeated night-awakenings and poor quality of sleep due to repeated airway obstructions.
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