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confusedbody Member  Posts: 67 |
posted 05-03-2003 12:43 AM
  
I have an appt. w/ my son's ENT to have him checked for sleep apnea. He snores when he's on his back,but it's not very loud. He just had tubes put in a month ago and has been on Zyrtec for a few weeks for hay fever. He's a nose breather, and his tonsils are fine, so they'll probably check his adenoids for enlargement. He's been very restless throughout the night, and wakes up crying usually at least once a night. He used to be a very sound sleeper. He has been very tempermental due to sleepiness. Do kids get apnea w/o loud snoring? Could sleep problems contribute to his already delayed speech development? IP: Logged |
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awakatnight447 Member Posts: 48 |
posted 05-04-2003 05:43 AM
1. Yes but not likely 2. Too complicated to answer here Parents are conditioned over time to accept their children's breathing sounds as "normal" and thus are frequently unaware that abnormal breathing is present. A good example is when the child is taken to a relative's house for the holidays, goes to sleep and relatives say "why is little Jimmy making those strange sounds?" Symptoms of abnormal breathing during sleep: 1. Snoring on Expiration as well as inspiration for a total of two snores per breath. 2. Child repeatedly found sitting up in bed, leaning up on one elbow or must prop up on several pillows to sleep. 3. Foamy sounding/gurgling snoring or high pitched gaspy breathing sounds. 4. Snorting then quiet then snorting then quiet... 5. Falling down at inappropriate times or having "drop attacks" during the day. 6. Behavioral problems. 7. Bedwetting. I hope your child does not have any significant problem. If concerned, you should seek professional testing within an American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited sleep disorders center. [This message has been edited by awakatnight447 (edited 05-04-2003).] [This message has been edited by awakatnight447 (edited 05-04-2003).] IP: Logged |
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SueA Senior Member Posts: 150 |
posted 05-04-2003 05:46 AM
If your child has speech delays because of his ears, there is a possiblility that the lack of sleep may contribute as well. If your son is snoring while lying on his back, can you get him to sleep on his side, this will help keep the airway open a little better. Left side down is the one of choice. Perhaps place a pillow behind his back to help keep him in this position. If his tonsils are fine, then it is probably the andenoids that are causing the problem. If this is the case, and they need to be removed, ask the ENT if the tonsils need to be removed as well. When there is a part blockage of the airway, usually there will also be noisy breathing. Once the sleep apnea is addressed and the ear tubes are doing what they are supposed to, you should find that you son will improve his behavior and should catch up on some of his speech delays. Sue IP: Logged |
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Kimberly Lynn88 Member Posts: 34 |
posted 05-05-2003 07:09 PM
My daughter was diagnosed with sleep apnea at about age 6. She would snore (not loud)..but would literally stop breathing or a minute or two while sleeping...also woke up screaming of migraines with bloodshot eyes and vomitting blood. She had her tonsilsd and adnoids removed at age 7 and all is well  Hang in there...its not a esy thing to go through but there is light at the end of the tunnel IP: Logged |
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