Sleep Apnea In A Toddler?
My daughter just recently got out of the hospital due to a bout with pnumonia. She is OK now, but her pediatrician said if this occurs again, he will look into the possibility of her being asmatic. I have noticed on several occasions in the past that while she is sleeping, she seems to stop breathing, only to start again several seconds later. It happened again last night as I was holding her in my arms, and I literally had to shake her to get her breating again. Have you heard of this with other 22 month old children?? Any advice is appreciated.
my son had sleep apneas when he was younger – and aparently it is not uncommon with everyone to have times where we stop breathing when we sleep.
I suggest you contact your gp and express your concerns – I was given a machine that went under his bedding and when he stopped breathing the machine bleeped. (usually that started him breathing again)
The most serious consequence of obstructive sleep apnea is to the heart. In severe and prolonged cases, there are increases in pulmonary pressures that are transmitted to the right side of the heart. This can result in a severe form of congestive heart failure, but its probably nothing to worry about
I have. It happens more in infants. But once passed the 1 year mark, SIDS isn’t much of a worry. If you can get her to open her mouth, check and see if her tonsil’s are enlarged. I mean you can really see them without a doubt. If you can it is possible that she has sleep apnea. I would take her to the Dr about your concerns. Your Dr is the only one who can tell you for sure.
That sounds more like SIDS, but usually that affects children between the ages of 1 month and 1 year.
I would speak with your pediatrician and request a sleep study be conducted on your child.