Poor sleep in children

Introduction The sleep of normal infants is quiet after going to sleep, the breathing is light and even, the head is slightly sweaty, the face is stretched, and sometimes there is a smile. If you cry while sleeping, you often shake your head, scratch your ears, and sometimes have a fever. When you sleep, your limbs are shaking and can cause sleep in your child. Poor sleep in children is often reported to parents that the baby is or has been suffering from certain diseases, so parents should learn to observe his health while the baby is sleeping.

Cause

Causes of poor sleep in children:

First, the temperature or humidity is not appropriate. Second, the child is not full. The third is that the child sleeps more during the day. The fourth is that the child sleeps with toys or fresh things that attract him. The fifth is the environment, and the sixth is the childs lack of certain body. Vitamins such as calcium.

Seven is the cause of the disease can be caused. Such as allergic rhinitis, nasal secretions, nasal congestion is also one of the reasons that may cause children to sleep uneasy.

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Crying during sleep, often shaking his head, scratching his ears, sometimes having a fever, shaking his limbs while sleeping.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis with sleep disorders in children:

(1) Difficulties in sleep and difficulty falling asleep: more common in infants and young children, often flipping during sleep, limbs beating, shaking their heads repeatedly, crying for no reason, grinding their teeth, talking about dreams, etc. Some are reluctant to go to bed, to walk around, or to be late Can't fall asleep late, sleep lightly or wake up early.

(2) Night terrors: common in children aged 2 to 5 years old, usually about half an hour after falling asleep, showing sudden screams, crying, horrified expressions, hands and feet, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, sweating, pupil Dilated, a rhythm of EEG arousal at the time of onset, each episode of seizure can last for 1 to 10 minutes, then fall asleep after the attack, completely forgotten after waking up, generally with age, night terror can disappear on its own.

(3) Dreamwalking disease: more common, often accompanied by nocturnal enuresis, some children have a family history, mainly manifested as repeated occurrences of 1/2 to 2 hours after falling asleep, suddenly sitting up or getting out of bed, consciousness Unclear, Dong Fuxi touch, walk or do some game action, it is not easy to wake up at this time, after a few minutes or half an hour, you can sleep quietly, completely forgotten afterwards.

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