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Would this deter you from getting your kid a pet?

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Kids With Pets Grow Up To Be Snorers: Study

PARIS (AFP) - Thinking of buying a pet for junior? Consider this: children who grow up in the company of cats, dogs or other furry friends are more likely to become snoring adults, according to a new study.

Snoring is no laughing matter. Besides sleep deprivation -- for the snorer, and especially for anyone within earshot -- snoring is linked to more serious consequences.

It increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks or a stroke, and can even result in premature death.

Earlier research has shown that a tendency to snore can be established early in life.

To find out why, researchers led by Karl Franklin of University Hospital in Umea, Sweden asked more than 15,500 randomly selected people in Nordic countries about their early childhood, and their snoring habits.

Just over 18 percent of the respondents fit the profile of habitual snorers, defined as "loud and disturbing snoring at least three nights in a week."

The childhood "risk" factors most associated with this group were exposure to animals, early respiratory or ear infections, and -- oddly enough -- living in a large family.

Newborns in contact with dogs, they found, were among the most likely to become nocturnal noisemakers when they grew up.

"These factors may enhance inflammatory processes and thereby alter upper airway anatomy early in life, causing an increased susceptibility for adult snoring," the study conjectured.

The harsh, occasionally nerve-wracking sounds associated with snoring are caused the vibrating of the soft palate.

The study was published in the Britain-based BioMed Central's journal Resipiratory Research.

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  1. No, they teach children responsibility and I think that that is one wierd news article. Although it may be true, I would still get a pet.


  2. no, what would deter me would be the responsibility of a pet that would fall 100% on me.  

  3. No..my kids are feral anyway... :)

  4. Probably not.  I grew up with cats and dogs for pets (who often slept on the bed with me) and I'm not a snorer.

    I have two children - one snores, one doesn't, and both have cats that sleep with them every night at this point.  Neither had pets in their rooms at all until they were old enough to be in a regular bed, around the age of 5.

    Common sense would dictate that a very young child should not have an animal sleeping with them (cat or dog), because there is a risk of accidental smothering.  

    Studies are only as good as the data they collect, and overall, I think their data might be a little skewed.  

  5. Thats CRAZY! Pleople are stupid! Get kids pets! They are great experiences. And not to mention, fun.

  6. No, I believe I would've  snored anyway sweetheart. xx

  7. No because I think it is a great experience growing up, Having a pet to love & care for

  8. My daughter snored the day she was born...my father snored and never had pets growing up.  Obviously, genetics mean more than pets!!  My daughter now has 6 pets and doesn't snore any more or less then she did 13 years ago.  I think that article is crazy.

  9. no its a great experiance for children and it teaches them compassion and responsibility,also they have studies for everything there not always accurate, also i know people who never had animals and still snore so i wouldn't worry about it

  10. Did they include pet rocks in this study?

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