Hypoxia and Medicine

Does thumbsucking cause brain hypoxia?

as well as holding the blanket upto ones nose and inhalling during 8 hours of sleep? what are the side effects?

Public Comments

1. I don't really know -- but: When you suck your thumb, unles your nose is stopped up I don't see how that could cause hypoxia, cuz you are still breathing thru your nose. I sleep with the blankie over my head. It's just one blankie though. If you really are worried about that you could always wear a baseball cap on your head with the brim pointing forward so you have a gap between your face and the blanket.
2. No. The brains respiratory center will always send that impulse to breathe via the autonomic nervous system. Holding a blanket up to the face and nose,won't be a problem because if the fabric weave is loose enough to allow enough air to flow through the weave. Natural fibers are better than synthetic materials,the "velour" type fabrics are mostly a plastic synthetic,so I would change the babies blanket to a loose cotton weave etc. Of course,when your baby has a "cold" or respiratory infection,you would want to be more vigilant.Take care. SW FNP
3. I sucked my thumb till I was about 7 yrs old and as a result I've got a slight overbite. Do whatever you can to quit the habit.