Pediatric Sleep Apnea?

[Anonymous]

Anyone have their preschooler treated for sleep apnea? I think my 4-year-old may have it, and have made an appt to speak with our pediatrician, but am just wondering if anyone has experience with this and what, if any, actions have been taken (surgery, CPAP, etc). DC snores frequently, often sleeps with their mouth open, and has loud teeth grinding while sleeping. DC has also been struggling with a stutter, and I'm wondering if that might be related to the sleep issues also. Just wondering if anyone has BDTD? TIA!

[Anonymous]

DS had his tonsils and add adeniids removed at the age of five. This was to correct a Narrow obstructed airway. DS used to snore like crazy and we could hear him stop breathing through his monitor. Yes, we kept the monitor in his room way longer than normal because of this. He was fine until he hit puberty. Then we had to go through things all over again with the sleep study etc. He now wears a CPAP machine to bed.

[Anonymous]

My 3.5 yo just had his tonsils and adenoids removed because of sleep apnea. He used to snore really loudly, and the pauses in his breathing were frequent and sometimes scary. The decision to put him through surgery at a young age was difficult, but he recovered well and the change was immediate - the night after the surgery he stopped snoring and hasn't had any issues since. He sleeps better, eats better, and generally behaves a bit better now that he is well rested. Highly recommend seeing an ENT.

[Anonymous]

My dd had tonsils & adenoids out for severe sleep apnea. Her pediatrician had repeatedly said snoring & teeth grinding were not a big deal. Went straight to the pediatric ent group at Georgetown & a sleep study showed she had severe apnea.

[Anonymous]

Same - our Pediatrician recommended that our DD (4) have a Sleep Study which determined she was on the border of moderate/sever sleep apnea. Just had tonsils/adenoids out and the snoring stopped immediately. She still wakes up once (audibly) a night, but that is much better than before. We have a follow Sleep Study planned for the Fall, but really happy so far with the decision. We waited about 8 months after the study because she was so little and were skittish about the surgery and anesthesia. But maybe didn't need to, in retrospect. We were at GU, if that helps.

[Anonymous]

My 9 year old has mild sleep apnea and is treated with daily Flonase. Diagnosed after a sleep study. They are not recommending surgery for now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 3.5 yo just had his tonsils and adenoids removed because of sleep apnea. He used to snore really loudly, and the pauses in his breathing were frequent and sometimes scary. The decision to put him through surgery at a young age was difficult, but he recovered well and the change was immediate - the night after the surgery he stopped snoring and hasn't had any issues since. He sleeps better, eats better, and generally behaves a bit better now that he is well rested. Highly recommend seeing an ENT.

I woke up in a panic the first night because my 5 year old was sleeping so quietly. The recovery was also easier than a case of strep for us

[Anonymous]

Cut out dairy as a first step, then try cutting out gluten. This is inflammation and if you can get it under control without surgery, you will be glad.

[Anonymous]

DD is on so much medication right now for her apnea. Surgery is scheduled in August so we can get her off these meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut out dairy as a first step, then try cutting out gluten. This is inflammation and if you can get it under control without surgery, you will be glad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut out dairy as a first step, then try cutting out gluten. This is inflammation and if you can get it under control without surgery, you will be glad.

Keep rolling your eyes and feeding your children steroids. You obviously know best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cut out dairy as a first step, then try cutting out gluten. This is inflammation and if you can get it under control without surgery, you will be glad.

Keep rolling your eyes and feeding your children steroids. You obviously know best.

Well, go ahead and tell us about your medical training and years of pediatric ENT practice. We’re all ears.