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Steven Y Park MD's Answers

  • Eriq,

    Looking at your picture, I'm guessing that you can't (or prefer not to sleep on your back). If this is so, by definition, you can't sleep effectively due to narrowed jaws and upper breathing...
  • Sarena, thanks for sharing. Although my own son didn't officially have ADHD, around age 5 he was tired, snored, and couldn't focus or sit still. After his large tonsils were taken out, what a differen ce...
  • During colder months, dry heat is the most common cause. Using a humidifier can help significantly. During the day, you can apply nasal saline or some type of moisturizer inside the nose to prevent dr ying...
  • Devon,

    That was an interesting article. Thanks for pointing it out. The results make sense. My only criticism of it is that in the real world, it's not possible. Maybe in the military, or with...
  • Gina,

    I'm not trying to refute anything you're saying, or go against all the research that's out there for ADHD. Perhaps my initial post over-estimated the significance of sleep-breathin g...
  • Yes, allergies and food sensitivities can also aggravate ADHD. However, both these conditions can also increase upper airway swelling and narrowing. You can even argue that sleep-breathing problems ca n...
  • What I describe more fully in my book is a sleep-breathing continuum, where all modern humans are one a line, and the extreme end is called obstructive sleep apnea. However, you don't have to have apn eas...
  • All your comments are respectfully acknowledged.

    Gina, by no means am I saying that a sleep-breathing problem is the one and only cause of ADHD. I believe that there's a consensus in the medical...
  • Here's an interesting study that's related to your question:

    A study published in Pediatrics in 2006 (Chervin, et al, Pediatrics 117(4) e769-778) showed that 28% of children scheduled for routine...
  • The vast majority of snoring comes from the soft palate. However, any other area from the tip of your nose to the voice box can vibrate, depending on the configuration of airflow and the physical shap e...
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