Bad night’s sleep often misdiagnosed as ADHD in kids
Mar 5, 2012, 2:02 PM | Updated: 4:38 pm
 The hyperactivity that results from the lack of sleep, and oxygen is often misdiagnosed as ADHD, which often results in medicating children who don’t need be medicated for the disorder. (AP Photo/File) |
If the peacefulness of your house is interrupted by tiny snores at night, there could be a larger problem in the works.
The sweet sounds of baby snores could be a bigger problem for your child’s development, including problems with hyperactivity, according to the BBC.
When snoring or suffering from sleep apnea, the amount of oxygen that the brain receives decreases. Dr. Bonuck, from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York told the BBC that “neurobehavioural problems” were 40 percent and 100 percent more likely to develop by 7-years-old when kids had problems breathing during sleep.
The hyperactivity that results from the lack of sleep, and oxygen is often misdiagnosed as ADHD, which often results in medicating children who don’t need to be medicated for the disorder.
Often, according to Bonuck, the behavioral issues will be almost immediately resolved once the problem sleeping has been addressed and the snoring subsides.
