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Re: Insomnia and Sleep Apnea in Teens

Posted by Concerned Mom on March 20, 2003 at 14:18:13:

In Reply to: Re: Insomnia and Sleep Apnea in Teens posted by Henry in NY on March 18, 2003 at 19:23:20:

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I think you are right. I've made an appointment at Children's Hospital. They can't see us until April 15th. In the meantime, I have another appointment with another ENT (for adults), but one that claims to have sleep disorders experience.

I think her insomnia is from obstructed sleep and snoring and not depression. I think her depression is from sleep deprivation and not the other way around. I don't understand why they won't just try a tonsilectomy and adenoidectomy to see if that works.

My mother had her adenoids removed as a child to improve her breathing and it worked wonders.

Why is it such an issue now? Thanks.

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