Snoring in teen
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Anonymous
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Would so appreciate some advice.
Started with ENT who said tonsils aren't big and doesn't see any problems with nose/tonsils. Then off to a dentist specializing in airways. Not a good experience. Took lots of time and lots of expensive x-rays. Circled back to ENT who recommended a sleep specialist, went to 2. Both seem kind of well - scammy. Sorry just being blunt. One did a wrist sleep study. We moved practices and the other won't use the data from the first. Total &%it show of how to organize care for this kid. Doing another sleep study, but seems redundant. I just want to help him so doing it. Now looping in Orthodontist. So "who's on first" right? We can see it's his tongue placement while he sleeps. Who to go to at this point to address this? Help! And please from a doctor and or someone who has been through this. Any recs on doctors to help coordinate all this? Thank you. |
Anonymous
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Did ENT look at adenoids size?
Not a doctor, but had a snoring kid who had adenoids removed at 2 then tonsils and partial adenoids again at 9. |
Anonymous
| OP here. Yes, adenoids fine. |
Anonymous
| My teen DS snores and has for a long time. It never occurred to me to have it treated. Some people just snore. |
Anonymous
| I snored as a teen (my parents tape recorded it for me) and snore now as an adult. I have done a sleep study as an adult and have no apnea. My ENT said my tongue is bigger than normal. I could use a dental insert, but she said it damages some peoples bite, so I declined. Anyway, if I eat very lightly at dinner, it isn't so bad according to DH, so that's what I do. |
Anonymous
| Stop dragging your kid from doctor to doctor. Some people snore. Wear earplugs. |
Anonymous
| Can he wear mouth tape and a nose strip? The mouth tape really helps my husband’s snoring. Sorry if that’s not helpful. |
Anonymous
Totally disagree. If he’s gasping for air and snoring loudly it’s impacting his sleep. |
Anonymous
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I am 55 and I have snored like a trumpet my entire life. My DD I noticed snoring when she was 6. We both have tiny noses which may be connected.
Nothing can be done about it. |
Anonymous
But the OP didn’t state either of these were happening. |
Anonymous
Seriously PP. All OP did was talk about doctors who said don't worry, but what she really wants is to find a doctor to give him medicine or surgery. She wants to find something wrong with her kid. Poor guy. |
Anonymous
Maybe like Sharon Stone she could get his smelly feet botoxed while she's there. |
Anonymous
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Your kid is fine. Snoring is norma (unless it’s sleep apnea…which has been ruled out).
So at this point, trying to get him to stop snoring is like trying to get him to stop sneezing or farting. Stop trying to make him stop snoring and just be glad that your kid is healthy. |
Anonymous
| Most sleep clinics I looked at look bad or get bad reviews. But, that's the place to go. The CPAP helps my husband with his snore. |
Anonymous
It's actually quite serious if a child snores. Your pediatrician should have mentioned it at some point in time while they were young. |