MOUTH BREATHING CHILD When a child mouth breathes, their #tongue drops low, their #jaws stop growing wide, and their face literally elongates downward. The upper jaw narrows, the lower jaw falls back, and the whole midface collapses: changing how they look for life. At night, mouth breathing causes the airway to collapse more easily, triggering micro-awakenings, snoring, and fragmented sleep. That means the brain gets less oxygen, the body gets less deep sleep, and the child wakes up exhausted,

Parents, do your children snore? Snoring may be common, but frequent snoring may be due to an underlying condition. Dr Tay Sok Yan shares common causes of snoring and treatment options to help children breathe better in their sleep. Have more questions about child or adolescent sleep? Join us for #AskNUH on 28 March, 9am where our doctors and sleep psychologist will answer your questions about sleep! ---- Dr Tay Sok Yan is a Senior Consultant at the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Sur