Im asking this question for my parents.
My 7 year old sister has been snoring, loudly, for over a year. I can hear it in my room with the fan on and she's across the hall. Her tonsils are constantly swollen, they now cover her throat but they don't bother her when she talks or swallows food. She also breathes loudly, not so loudly you can hear it across the room, but if she's sitting next to you, you can hear it.
She's healthy, no constant ear infections (I had that growing up), she did have strep throat on and off for about three months last spring, but that's been it. She's very active, not overweight and her growth is very normal.
She has an appointment to visit a specialist, but we are all very curious what the diagnosis might be. Her pediatrician also mentioned sleep apnea (sp).
My mom and I both have our tonsils and adenoids removed.
2006-12-29 18:36:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
She's at a perfectly healthy weight.
As for allergies, she isn't constantly stuffed up or showing the other symptoms. Yesterday she had some allergy problems because we found a kitten and she was holding it and she's allergic, but last night she didn't actually snore.
2006-12-30 05:37:43 · update #1
It sounds to me like she needs her Tonsils and Adenoids Removed. I sounded some what like that when I was younger and get got louder as I got older I had mine removed last year get it done soon. Best wishes
2006-12-30 09:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
allergies can cause this as so can tonsils and adnoids that are too large. Both of my kids had some allergies and both have abnormally large tonsils and adnoids. My oldest snored really loudly and even foamed at the mouth when she was little. The ENT dr removed her tonsils and adnoids when she was only 3 1/2 and said she had not been reaching her REM sleep because once she was asleep and the body relaxes they would block her airway. I do not know how common this is, but it is worth consideration. Have you folks tried the "Breath Rite" strips? If not, may help loads as well as elevate her matterass a little and give her 10mg of Benyadryl before bed. These three things combined will surly help her to sleep well as well as others in the house.
2006-12-30 05:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by tonyer71 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She could have mononucleosis.The doctor may have miss diagnosed her in thinking that she has tonsillitis,the symptoms are pretty similar.There is no treatment for mono and the antibiotics will just make it worse.You need to get her back to the doctor for follow up.Motrin helps take down the swelling.Tell her that a strep test is no big deal,I just had one done and all she did was swabbed my tonsils ,it only takes a second and the only thing that could happen is that you gag a little bit when they tickle your tonsils with the swab and the test results only take a few mins to come back.
2016-03-29 00:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snoring is not normal. Large tonsils are the #1 cause of sleep apnea in children. Once you take out her tonsils she should be fine.
2006-12-29 18:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ice4444 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight problems can also cause snoring .
Take care!
2006-12-30 00:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋