Studying young children who snore  Saturday 22 September 2012
12:32PM (view full episode)  Up to 35% of children snore. It
causes high blood pressure which contributes to cardio vascular
disease. Lauren Nisbet is studying children between the ages of
3 and 5. They do a sleep over, in a sleep lab where heart rates
and blood pressure are measured. Lauren Nisbet says preschool
might be a time when snoring can be treated, thus reducing the
consequences of snoring evident in older children.  Add comment
Robyn Williams: And so to our PhD this week. Here's Lauren
Nisbet in Melbourne.  Lauren Nisbet: We all know someone who
snores, and while many of you may be thinking of your partner,
did you know that children snore? Up to 35% of children
regularly snore. This easily equates to more than 1 million
Australian children. So why does this matter?  Cardiovascular
disease is the leading cause of mortality in Australian men and
women. A major contributor to cardiovascular disease is high
blood pressure or hypertension,