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Re: Insomnia and Sleep Apnea in Teens

Posted by Concerned Mom on March 18, 2003 at 13:55:33:

In Reply to: Re: Insomnia and Sleep Apnea in Teens posted by SGS on March 18, 2003 at 13:18:33:

Thank you for your advice. I'll ask the pediatrician about whether the sedative would stop her from waking if she needs to to breath.

It was the pediatrician who recommended the sleep aid based on the ENT's declaration of "negative" for obstructive sleep apnea and no need for a tonsillectomy. The ENT based that on the 4.6 number and the sentence about the nasal monitor not being correlated with arousals. I've tried to call the ENT back to get a better explanation after reading the sleep study myself, but he hasn't returned my calls. He was the only doctor that would see my daughter right away. The rest had 4 to 6 week waits.

How do I find a sleep disorders specialist? On the specialists page of my insurance carrier no such title exists. What am I looking for?

I had to print out the sleep apnea information on the American Academy of Pediatrician's web site in order to get the pediatrician to even consider a sleep disorder, so I don't have faith that he knows about it.

Even her apnea is sub-clinical, it's still scarey to think that she's not breathing at times at night. Why won't they just take her tonsils and adenoids out? They used to do that all the time to just about everyone.

Thanks again for taking the time to respond to my posts and for your advice.

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