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Children who snore are likely to have emotional and behavioural problems, according to new research.

Snoring ‘frequently or always’ is common among school-age children and strongly associated with poor performance in school, say the authors of a study in Pediatrics.

In the cross-sectional study of 1129 children, 114 were classified as habitual snorers, while 410 and 605, respectively, were reported to snore ‘never’ or ‘occasionally’.

Habitual snoring was significantly associated with hyperactive and inattentive behavior and with daytime tiredness and sleepiness.

Habitual snorers were significantly more likely than non-snorers to have conduct and peer problems as well as emotional symptoms.

Fifty-nine (51.8%) of 114 habitual snorers performed poorly at school compared with 129 (31.5%) of the 410 non-snoring children.

‘Considering its high prevalence and assuming a causal link to disturbed behavior, habitual snoring seems to be a substantial public health problem in school-aged children,’ conclude the authors.