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Re: correction to May 22 1998 **7 yr old with sleep apneia**

Posted by Donna on May 28, 1998 at 16:03:16:

In Reply to: correction to May 22 1998 **7 yr old with sleep apneia** posted by Deb Dickerson on May 24, 1998 at 23:56:23:

Does she still have her tonsils? At times that can be the problem, but the breathing episodes are not severe enough to be called apnea. BUT it can still cause the child to be tired. One other little thought does she jerk her legs during sleep? That too can disrupt her sleep.

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