Saturday, December 30th, 2006
Another home remedy for baby snoring is to clean nasal passages using steam. Do this in the evening, before bedtime usually occurs during this time. Give your baby a warm shower (or you can stand with you baby) to loosen excess secretions. Another thing to avoid baby snoring is to clear your baby’s room of allergens like dust collectors or animal dander. These allergens cause the excess production of mucus as the body’s natural defenses to clean the air entering the body.
In instances, though, when baby snoring still persists, as your baby grows older, it’s best to pay a visit to your pediatrician. Some infant snoring is caused by an abnormal structure in his nasal passages. Enlarged tonsils are also cause of snoring in older children but rarely does this happen to infants. Enlarged tonsils may be corrected by a simple outpatient operation. Pediatricians may also check for cysts or if there are no abnormal movements in your baby’s palate.
One more cause for baby snoring is laryngomalacia. Laryngomalacia is a condition in which your baby’s cartilage, that opens as air passes in, has not fully matured yet but this should subside by the sixth month.
Baby’s weight may also contribute to baby snoring. Frequent baby snoring may already be a sign of sleep apnea. If your baby has this condition, his breathing may stop for about 10 seconds (due to the obstruction in the nasal passages). Baby’s and toddlers experiencing sleep apnea tend to be sleepy and tired during the day.