A child can suffer from respiratory failure, which can lead to obstructive apnea syndrome if he snores during sleep, Tamara Dvornikova, head of the children's ENT department of the Central Clinical Hospital (CCH) of the Administration of the President of Russia, told Moscow 24 https://www.m24.ru/. The doctor stressed that infant snoring can lead to inadequate oxygen supply to tissues and organs of the child body, which may even lead to delays in psychomotor and intellectual development, fatigue, and difficulties in concentration.  In addition, apnea in children can cause diseases of the endocrine and cardiovascular system. Therefore, if the baby snores in his sleep and it is not due to a stuffy nose, for example, because of swelling during an acute respiratory infection, it is necessary to bring him to the doctor. According to Dvornikova, most often children start snoring because of hypertrophy (increase) of adenoids or tonsils, which swell for various reasons. A curvature of the nasal septum or micrognathia (congenital underdevelopment and displacement of the jawbone backwards) may also be a triggering factor. In addition, snoring in children is often due to obesity. In such cases, an increase in the volume of tissue in the pharynx causes mechanical narrowing of the airways. Various neurological, endocrine diseases and allergic rhinitis can also be a cause of snoring.