Thinking of buying a pet for junior? Consider this: children who grow up in the company of cats, dogs or other furry friends are more likely to become snoring adults, according to a new study.
Snoring is no laughing matter. Besides sleep deprivation -- for the snorer, and especially for anyone within earshot -- snoring is linked to more serious consequences.
It increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks or a stroke, and can even result in premature death.
Earlier research has shown that a tendency to snore can be established early in life.
To find out why, researchers led by Karl Franklin of University Hospital in Umea, Sweden asked more than 15,500 randomly selected people in Nordic countries about their early childhood, and their snoring habits.
Just over 18 percent of the respondents fit the profile of habitual snorers, defined as "loud and disturbing snoring at least three nights in a week."
The childhood "risk" factors most associated with this group were exposure to animals, early respiratory or ear infections, and -- oddly enough -- living in a large family.
Newborns in contact with dogs, they found, were among the most likely to become nocturnal noisemakers when they grew up.
"These factors may enhance inflammatory processes and thereby alter upper airway anatomy early in life, causing an increased susceptibility for adult snoring," the study conjectured.
The harsh, occasionally nerve-wracking sounds associated with snoring are caused the vibrating of the soft palate.
The study was published in the Britain-based BioMed Central's journal Resipiratory Research.
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(제목은 내가 의역해서 쓴거에효~!!ㅋㅋ)
애완동물이 아이를 코골이로 만든다.
고양이나 강아지와 같은 털이 풍성한 애완동물들과 함께 자람 아이들이 코를 고는 성인으로 자라기 쉽다는
연구 결과가 나왔다고 하네요. 코 골기는 웃을만한 문제가 아닙니다.
코골기는 심장마비와 같은 심장혈관 질환과 뇌졸증 등의 워험을 증가시키고 심지어는 죽음에 이르게 합니다.
앞선 연구에 따르면 코 고는 사람들이 일찍 생을 마감하는 경향이 있다는 걸 보여준다죠..