Sleep Apnea
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Babies with Apnea
Asked by L.B. from Sioux Falls
on November 14, 2006
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My 2 month old baby has apnea really badly, in fact they discovered it after she was born and she spent 10 days in the NICU because of it. She was 38 weeks, but I had...
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- One of my good friends baby girl was full term and had baby apnea too. She too and to stay in the nicu and eventually came home, but was hooked up to a monitor at all...
- My preemies had apnea and they were sent home on a monitor. did they give you one?
- my baby was only two weeks early and he had apnea, however I'm the one that caught it.. He would choke in the night and I couldn't sleep. They put him on a monitor, di...
Sleep Apnea
Asked by T.K. from Chicago
on January 23, 2008
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I had an episode on New Years Eve, and since then, my mom has been harping on me to get this checked out.... I woke up in the middle of the night and I could not brea...
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- Do you snore at night? Your spouse would be able to tell you. Sleep apnea is when you suddenly start gasping or making strange sounds at night. You may feel more tired...
- Hi T., I would definately go get tested. My dad has sleep apnea. He spent one night there for the test. There are certain things that you need to make sure you sta...
- i would be tested its only one night away fromhome i put my dd to bed then went and i was back before she woke up in the morning
Tonsillectomy/sleep Apnea
Asked by A.Y. from Minneapolis
on June 22, 2008
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My oldest son is 12 and will be having his tonsils and adenoids (if they can find them) out in July after we have all lost count of how many times he has had strep. H...
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- Which hospital will he be recovering in? I ask because most of them will allow you to spend the night with him. It might make both of you feel better being close to ea...
- I'm a night shift nurse at Children's Hospital in St Paul. I frequently take care of the children staying overnight after haveing a tonsilectomy. Some things you might...
- HI, I to have a 12 yr. old daughter, she also has had strep many times, and her doctor also thought about removing her tonsils at one point. But Over the years as s...
Preemie Apnea
Asked by K.L. from Cleveland
on September 14, 2011
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My brand new little foster son just got admitted to our Children's Hospital last night. He was only home for five days from the NICU at our City Hospital, and now he ...
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- Hi K.- I am very familiar with apnea...preemie twins (29 weeks 3 days) who will be 15 years old in october! Anyway, they will no doubt release him home on an apn...
- Like the other posts said this is very common, and they do grow out of it. My son was born 2 months early in June and was on caffeine for his apnea for 6 weeks in the...
- I had a preemie born at 32 weeks. He had apnea too and I was told it's very common in preemies. In fact I was told it's kinda not normal for preemies to not have apnea...
Sleep Apnea
Asked by B.W. from Kansas City
on October 10, 2007
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I was wondering if anyone has a young child with sleep apnea? I was told appx 25-30 percent of kids are misdiagnosed with ADD/ADHD and have sleep apnea instead. From w...
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- No one likes the idea of surgery, but it made a WORLD of difference in my daughter's behavior! My daughter was 3 when she had her tonsils & adnoids out (I recommend do...
- Hi, B. - First, a disclaimer. I'm a psychologist specializing in the assessment of ADHD and learning disabilities (and also a mom of 3!). You didn't say how o...
- This is what happened with us with daughter # 3. She was 4 years old when my mother brought an article to me about children developing ADHD because of sleep apnea. T...
Sleep Apnea
Asked by L.W. from Birmingham
on June 19, 2007
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Okay, I know that I'm always asking health questions...What can I say, I'm falling apart. Anyway, in the last few months, when I try to go to sleep, I wake myself up ...
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- My husband has sleep apnea. Likely your Dr will want you to go to a sleep clinic for an overnight sleep study. They'll monitor you all night and be able to tell IF it...
- I had sleep apnea for several years and did not know it. I didn't have the classic symptoms of apnea, but I did find out that I had a deviated septum, and extra tissu...
- It sounds like you may have anxiety or even panic attacks. I experienced the same thing and it scared me to death. It was only when I was sleeping. When I went to th...
Reflux / Apnea
Asked by A.G. from Philadelphia
on May 19, 2007
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Okay so on Thursday night we ended up taking our 2.5week old son to the ER because he kept waking up gasping for air, and turned blue at one point. The did a chest xr...
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- My youngest son had severe reflux. He had to be in an upright position at all times or he would choke on what was coming up. Is he spitting up? (more than normal) My...
- i am sorry...i cant speak at all from personal experience..but my girlfriend just adopted a baby ... several days after she was born in florida,they had to call parame...
- Sounds like you need someone to look at him again...i see you are in Folcroft, if you took him to Fitz or Taylor they don't really have peds areas so I would take him ...
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
Asked by E.H. from Lewiston
on February 24, 2010
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My daughter had her tonsils and adenoids removed when she was three years old. She is now 7 and still snores and suffers from sleep apnea. We still see a ENT, but he...
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- It kind of depends on what's causing the apnea. If it is obstructive, it could be alleviated through a nutritional supplement that reduces the swelling in the tissues...
- The short answer is probably yes. It depends on what the cause of the sleep apnea is. If the apnea is caused by the tongue dipping while she sleeps, then probably. ...
- I second Kate C.'s suggestion to consult at Children's Hospital in Boston (if you live in the area). They have a Wellesly office too. My son visited with Dr. Menali Am...
Help with Heart / Apnea Monitor
Asked by C.C. from Philadelphia
on February 28, 2009
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My daughter was born last Sunday (2/22) and while in the nursery she stopped breathing and turned "blueish" twice. She was in the NICU until Wednesday. She had a 12 ho...
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- I remember exactly what you are going thru. My daughter is three now but she was born at 28 weeks and when she came home she was on a heart and apnea monitor. I rememb...
- My son was born 16 weeks prematurely, and when he finally came out of the NICU he had an apnea monitor. It definitely went off at times, but all the episodes were fa...
- My son was born at 28 wks and we got that stupid monitor too. His alarms went off *66* times one week, 6 alarms were real. I started calling the company at 4am, if I w...
Sleep Apnea in Kids?
Asked by B.J. from Pocatello
on February 22, 2008
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My five year old has huge tonsils and snores really bad at night. He is not overweight. He sounds a lot like my brother in law who is very large and uses a machine to...
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- Yup. My niece had sleep apnea for years. They finally had her tonsils and adnoids out at 8 yrs old. They all wish they had done it sooner. She started sleepwalking bec...
- It sounds like adenoids could be the culprit as well. You might try Nasonex and letting him sleep elevated. I would see if you could get in with an ENT that is slow ...
- My son had the same problem at two years of age. We had his tonsils and adenoids removed - now no more problems. I used to worry that he would stop breathing - you n...
