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Sleep Apnea
Hey B!
I have recently noticed that my 9 year old daughter has sleep apnea – she holds her breath when she sleeps and snores loudly. I have made an appointment with the ENT and if she has enlarged tonsils I know the typical protocol would be to remove them but I just wanted your view on this and how I can support her. She is active and generally sleeps well (10 hours) and I do my best to give her a nutrient dense diet although her appetite has increased since the summer period so its been difficult managing it.
Your advise would be super helpful please!
Thanks 🙂
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4 Replies
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Hi – I’m not sure who you’re going to see, but I would recommend consulting with Dr. Annelyse Ballin who is also an ENT but approaches her patients more holistically.
I would also encourage you to watch the video on root causes of poor sleep in the Sleep Optimization program HERE. You can scroll to the 16:55min mark to watch the part on sleep apnea and possible root causes.
It might also be worth seeing a biological dentist to check her jaw/palette and tongue placement to make sure it’s positioned correctly when she’s lying down, but I believe Dr. Annelyse already works with Dr. Roze BioHealth clinic in case a referral is needed.
Hope this helps.
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Hi Bernadette,
I was going to see Dr Tarabishi but I have heard good things from Dr Ballin who isnt too far from me so I might book an appointment with her. I watched the video (thanks for sharing) and it makes a lot of sense and affirm my presumptions too.
Funny you mention them – I had already taken her and her brother to Dr Roze – She had no issues whereas her brother is now going through myofunction therapy. But I think my daughters root causes are different to his.Thank you for the recommendations.
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Marhaba @lana_abukhadra I hope your kids are feeling better now. May I ask who you took your son to and your experience? I’m also looking for a myofunctional therapist for kids who could do the necessary exercises to help with sleep apnea and mouth breathing.
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Hey, so I took my kids to see Dr Tina at SameDay Dentist – She works with children who mouth breath and the myofunctional therapist we saw was at Maison Sante Ms Paula. She is very sweet and patient. I would also recommend you visit an ENT if you haven’t already done so as it is necessary to rule out any obstruction. In my sons case, his adenoids were inflamed and needed to be removed – the therapy was not really benefiting him as he couldn’t breath properly and we had to address this first. Good luck!
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