ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.
"Sleep-disorderedbreathing" isatermforagroupofconditionsthatcaninterferewithnormalbreathingwhilepeoplesleep. Theseincludesnoring, mouth-breathingandsleepapnea. Sleep-disorderedbreathingcandomorethanjustleavepeoplefeelingtiredthenextday. Itcanalsoaffectpeople'shealth. Inchildrentheeffectscanincludebehavioralandemotionalproblems.
Inanewstudy, researchersaskedparentsabouttheirchildren'sbreathingfromwhentheywerebabiesuptoaboutagesix. Theparentsalsoansweredquestionsaboutbehavioratagesfourandseven. Thestudyinvolvedabouteleventhousandchildren.