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Question: Does my child have sleep apnea?My child is a four year old who snores mostly throughout the night and will sleep through an atomic blast. She has said more recently about feeling tired after getting home from daycare. This has been going on for the last 3 or 4 months. She normally gets 10 hrs of sleep a night, and we keep her mostly on a strict sleep schedule. She seems like in a daze most of the time, attention span is waning, and even though it has always been a struggle, she doesnt have the safety concerns that most kids have. For example, she will try and run in a parking lot (mainly cause she is excited), but she has been told about being careful mutiple times. Even though my wife and I think that she would eventually be in gifted and talented, this recent behavior has caused some concern.What doctor (specialist) should be seen about this? Has anyone experienced this before? Improvement seen after treatment? Any changes in the home to be tried before seeing a doctor?
Answer: Snoring is a symptom of a problem -talk to her pediatrican and he,ll set you up for a sleep test to be done on her. It could be something simple and fixable but if it is apnea it needs attention now before time goes by and she becomes sick from exhaustion-with apnea you actually stop breathing. You arent getting enough oxygen.You can try a humidifier in the mean time and keep your temperatures lower in the house like between 65-68. If its to dry you can cause yourself some nasal issues that will cause you to snor.There are alot of different sleep problems and really only a good test would tell you for sure.
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