Rare disease: Boys do not tickle is dead

For most mothers, jokingly, 'poking around' is a happy relaxation. But for Sanchia Norris, it is a mission that is not allowed to forget, because it will help her son survive.

Boy Benn often stopped breathing several times a night and Sanchia had to tickle her to force Benn to breathe again. She had to use a special alarm to wake up when Benn stopped breathing, then rushed to the baby's room and . tickled.

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One-year-old Benn Morris suffers from common apnea in premature babies.

According to doctors, this one-year-old boy suffers from apnea (apnea), which causes him to stop breathing for up to 20 seconds, even longer. Only mild ticking can trigger respiration back to your baby. The disease usually occurs in babies who are born prematurely, because their muscles and nervous system are not fully developed at birth.

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Talking on the Daily Mail , Sanchia said she had to find ways to wake Benn up when she stopped breathing. Either tickle your soles, or rub your baby's chin and abdomen. 'The night he stopped breathing for 23 times and I almost stayed up all night to tickle,' the mother recalls.

The doctor said Benn Norris will gradually get better when he grows up, but tickling is the simplest and most common method to take in case your baby stops breathing.

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Benn was born in November last year when he was only 24 weeks old.'At that time, it was even smaller than the length of my hand. The doctors said that the ability to survive is almost impossible , ' Sanchia said. But miraculously, after 18 weeks in the hospital, Benn was strong enough to be allowed to go home.