A joint study by the University of Tuebingen and the Hanover Medical School in Germany proved that children who snore don't do as well in school as those who don't. Pulse rates and blood oxygen levels were measured in 1,144 Hanover school children between the ages of eight and ten, and those who snored were three to four times more likely to get bad grades in math, spelling and science. School officials are still digesting the results of the study, but one solution might be to use special in-room study monitors who would jostle the student's head every time he snores.
July 16, 2003 5:25 AM
