My 7 year old son suffers from sleep apnea and it worries me a lot ( damage to his heart etc...)but doctors don't seem too concerned about it ( does anyone think they should be)...
He is on a waiting list to have grommets fitted because he has glue ear and they are going to remove his adenoids at the same time (but not his tonsils which I think is odd as they are quite large).
I understand (from using this board) that removing his adenoids will cure his sleep apnea but obviously I'm worried about the general anesthetic risks and also the risk of him developing hypernasal speech as a result of the adenoidectomy.
I know that his glue ear will eventually clear itself up and that the adenoids will shrink on their own so my main reason for going ahead with the surgery was to stop the sleep apnea from causing damage to his heart. Now I have heard of CPAP ( I don't know very much about it though)I am wondering if it's suitable for children and if so why wasn't I offered this ....I am absolutely terrified of my son having surgery
Can anyone reassure me or give me advice or anything????? Please??
Thanks...........Margy
[This message has been edited by MargyP (edited 06-27-2002).]
CPAP and children? 
And yes, ask the doc why the tonsils are to be left in. Maybe it's because it would be to hard on him to have both out at the same time. Express your concern over the hypernasal thing, see what he says. And write down all your concerns and make a copy, give one copy to his nurse and keep one for your own reference, leave some space on your copy to write in the answers to the questions. Hope everything goes OK. When is the surgery? And what the heck is Glue ear, never heard of it? Take care, Diana
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