My ds has a hearing loss of 40-50Db due to glue ear. He has an hearing aid on his left ear (will prob be given one for the other side at next app). He also has a bifid uvula.
We finally got an appointment with ENT yesterday and they had some concerns that he may have sleep apnea, so they want to do a sleep study on him.
His sleep is awful, he has night terrors, and constantly wakes himself up by either moving around and changing position or gasping. His breathing pattern goes from very heavy (snoring) to hardly there (very shallow breathing), he also has pauses in his breathing. He kicks out and screams in his sleep.
He also mouth breathes - daytime and when asleep. He had episodes of lips going blue when he was a baby (has happened occasionally since) and it was always when i was changing him, him led flat on changing mat. He saw someone at hospital but all they did was listen to his chest.
His behaviour is pretty terrible too, he is very grumpy when i get him from pre-school, and can be hyper and aggressive.
His development....he has missed his early learning goals, his speech is terrible and is seeing a SALT (they reported that he has low muscle tone in his mouth).
~I was just wondering if anyone has any experience of any of this? as it is driving me potty.
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Sleep apnea....
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pucca · 03/02/2010 10:24
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