Frequent episodes of sleepwalking and sleep terrors may result from allergies, swollen tonsils, and other factors that interfere with nighttime breathing, and may be cured with surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids, according to Stanford University researchers in a breakthrough study Sleep disturbances are often attributed to stress or anxiety, although it’s not clear what triggers these problems, how to treat them, or why they can persist for months or years.
In a study published in the January issue of Pediatrics, the researchers found that nearly all of the 84 children with recurring sleepwalking and/or sleep terrors suffered problems that affected sleep such as habitual snoring, a history of upper respiratory infection or earaches, or mouth breathing. Meanwhile, virtually none of 36 control children without parasomnias experienced such sleep problems.
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