Is it normal for a 3yr old child to snore?

my daughter who will be turning 3yrs, has a breathing problem. normally when she's awake...she's breathing fine without any difficulties. but when she sleeps...she snores...sounds like she has a difficult time breathing. i'm also wondering if that's hereditary coz my husbands snores as well. the thing is she's still very young to be having that problem. my husband has a sinus problem which goes back to his aunts, uncles, cousins...there may be a possibility that my daughter inherited it. so anybody out there who had gone through the same thing? & what can i do to prevent this?

Answers:
my 4 1/2-year old daughter had some "minor" ear, sinus, upper respiratory infections for about a year from age 2 1/2 to 3 1/2. I took her to an Ear/Nose/Throat specialist who determined that her adenoids were problematic. They were blocking the opening from her eustacian tube to her throat. Her ears, as a result, always had fluid in them, and she had excessive drainage.
Up until we went to this doctor, she snored, slept restlessly, and rarely slept soundly through the night, often getting out of bed.
He determined that an adenoidectomy (removing the adenoids) and tubes in her ears would help all her problems. The tubes were put in to let her eustacian tubes drain and heal after the multitude of infections she had had.
The night after her surgery, she slept all night, no snoring, no tossing, no wiggling. It was really miraculous. Ever since, she has been a different child. she is clearly more rested. She RARELY gets sick, and even when she does, she is better in a few days.
I have always had ear infections/upper respiratory problems. I wish I had been lucky enough to have the same thing done when I was a child, and they were chronic.
Please discuss this at length with your pediatrician, and (like me) insist that you get a referral to a good E/N/T doctor to have her looked at. be sure to give them all the details, including how often and how long she is sick when she gets a cold, and her sleeping habits....my Pediatrician referred after she had a COMPLETE picture of what we were going through.

You need to bring this up to a doctor who will be able to do a physical examination of your child. She may have large tonsils or excess tissue in the back of her throat. If her diffifulty breathing affects her quality of sleep I would say it would be wise to treat it.

Good luck.

sounds like allergies...better get to an allergy dr and find out the cause

More Questions & Answers...

The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition.

Is it normal for a 3yr old child to snore?

Pregnancy & Parenting