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Question: I think my 9yr old son has a sleep disorder?I have a 9 year old son. He is still having problem wetting the bed a night, we usuall use good nites because he pees way to much. I read an article about a clinic in Florida that specializes in children who still wet the bed due to a disorder called Oxygen Deprived sleep. It causes kids to stay in a stage 4 sleep most of the night, so when the bladder sends a signal to the brain that it is full the brain does not get it due to such a deep sleep. Now we are from New Orleans and it is just not an option to go to Florida to have this treatment. Does anyone know of any clinics closer to me? Has anyone been through this?
Answer: He needs to see a urologist and probably a child psychologist. However, I would start with the best pediatrician you can find. They can do a number of preliminary things that can rule out some stuff and save you lots of money. A woman at my work had a son who wet the bed up until age 13 and found out it was stress related. The main thing you can do at this point is to make sure with no exceptions that he pees right before he goes to bed at night. If he resists this or always says he doesn't need to go... then you might start looking harder for a stress related problem.
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