Have you ever worked out how much of your life has been spent sleeping? Ever noticed how some people seem to be able to fall asleep easily, and others can take ages?
Having a long healthy uninterrupted sleep is a basic human need, like eating and breathing. Having enough quality sleep is vital to your emotional and physical well being.
When you have trouble getting to sleep and it continues to bother you, it could be that you have a sleep disorder called insomnia, or it could just be that you have developed some bad sleep habits.
Not being able to get to sleep can be really distressing. If you haven't been able to rest properly, your body and mind can start doing strange things.
The Better Health Channel (Victorian Government) also has a very large amount of information about sleep, sleep problems and what you can do if you are having problems with sleep. http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
In this blog, we will look at what to look out for if you think your child might be mouth breathing, as well as what to do if you identify this is the case.
When children breathe through their mouths during the day chances are that they also breathe through their mouths at night. Mouth breathing at night is directly connected to altered levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood stream. When less oxygen is able to reach the brain, learning and the ability to focus at school becomes a problem for many children.
