Why do Children with Vitiligo could have Sleeping Disorders?

Many parents who have children with vitiligo, often raise this question: why do vitiligo children will appear sleeping disorders?

Children with vitiligo often have sleep disorders, which apparently have symptoms such as insomnia, snoring, bedwetting, grinding teeth, night sweats, etc. These problems are often ignored by parents, because in their view, children cannot sleep because they have too much energy, they believe snoring represents good sleep, bedwetting will disappear when grows up later, and grinding teeth do not affect sleep.

These are all misunderstandings of parents. The above-mentioned performance of the child is the performance of the sleep disorder, if children with vitiligo disease do not get attention and treatment in the long-term, it will affect the child's physical and mental health for life.

One of the vitiligo prevention measures for children is to ensure good and adequate sleep time. If children have problems with sleep, the body cannot get sufficient rest, and eventually, the resistance of the body will decline, which will induce or aggravate vitiligo. If they do not receive early treatment, it will affect the child's learning progress and physical health, it will also have an impact when they become adults later.

The treatment for vitiligo in children is more effective in various re-coloring therapies, and the re-coloring rate of white patches is higher than in adults. But because children are in the stage of physical and mental development, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, oral PUVA, and other therapies would have brought more damage with the side effect, which have different degrees of impact on the physical development of children. Therefore, when formulating the treatment plan, the pros and cons should be weighed, and the treatment should be administered with the best efficacy and minimal side effects of drugs to maintain the normal physical and mental development of children.

In conclusion, for the prevention and treatment of vitiligo, having enough sleep for children is of importance. Do not often let the child have too much activity on the night, because children is in the developmental period with weak immunity. Proper sleep can not only prevent the invasion of vitiligo and other diseases, also more beneficial to the prevention and treatment of vitiligo.