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"Sleep-disordered breathing" is a term for a group of conditions that can __1_[填空1]_ with normal breathing while people sleep. These include __2_[填空2]_, __3_[填空3]_ and __4_[填空4]_. Sleep-disordered breathing can do more than just leave people feeling tired the next day. It can also affect people's health. In children the effects can include behavioral and __5_[填空5]_ problems.
In a new study, researchers asked parents about their children's breathing from when they were babies up to about age six. The parents also answered questions about behavior at ages four and seven. The study involved about __6_[填空6]_ children.
Ms. Bonuck says the more serious the breathing problems, the more serious the behavioral __7_[填空7]_ were likely to be. Other studies
have linked sleep with children's behavior, but this study was extensive enough to reject other possible causes.
How well do you sleep? A popular __8_[填空8]_ is that sleep gets worse with age. But, in another new study, those who reported __9_[填空9]_ problems with the quality of their sleep were people in their __10_[填空10]_.
The survey did find an increase during __11_[填空11]__, worse in women than men. But except for that, people reported that their sleep quality improved as they __12_[填空12]_. At least they felt it did.
The findings appear in the journal Sleep. In the study, health problems and __13_[填空13]_ were linked with poor sleep. Also, women reported more sleep __14_[填空14]_ and __15_[填空15]_ than men.
