sleep studies

[samanthajosmom_12]

hi everyone. we saw the ENT today and they said samanthajo's tonsils were really enlarged. her ear infection cleared up again but she still has fluid. i will make an appointment for the sleep test and make all her appointments tommorrow . samantha will go to the ent 3 weeks after she has her sleep test done. did your kids try to take all the wires off during the test. they are going to do the tubes after all test are done and they also are going to fix her navel hernia that she has had from birth. sue

[justinsmom]

Yes Sue Justin repeatedly kept yanking those blasted wires off but hey in the end it actually wore him out and him and daddy could finally get some sleep.

[vicki]

Kyle is 2 years old and we have had 2 sleep studies and he did great thru both of them. After all wires were on he didint try to get them off.
And slept all thru the night.
Wish he slept that good at home.
vicki

[Becky]

Justin is 4 and has had 4 sleep studies, he did rip all the wires off the 1st time but the 2,3,4 time he did real good, the ones he had a hard time with was the ones on his head and face he really didnt like the ones on his face at all, they said they would tie his hands down and I said "No you wont, why dont we let him go to sleep then put the ones on his face on him" and that work.
Good luck
Becky

[wrblack]

Charlie, 5 1/2, as per usual, was very, very good at his sleep study. He pulled off only one of the 16, I think, leads. And tech just stuck it right back on.
I think the tech was pleasantly surprised by how good, compliant, cooperative Charlie was. I sorta have regrets about that, suspect if Charlie weren't quite so impaired he wouldn't be quite so laid back. Hey, but that's my boy. 'Course, I also think we were lucky Charlie was so tired by the time we were getting him hooked up.
Charlie almost never cries, for the longest time would only cry on physical pain, like a needle stick--even then there was sorta of this delayed reaction, first nothing, then very sad (heartbreaking to me) scrunched up face, then big wail. Charlie has been making progress in this area and did cry a bit both at putting on and taking off leads. I'm still not sure which was worse, the putting on or the taking off, took a couple of days to get all the glue out of his hair and from behind his ears.
We get results of our study next Thurs. when we see pulmonologist. Good luck to you and Samanthajo, Bob

p.s. Here's Charlie catching up on his sleep (though he only woke once during the study) and healing from his morning after blood draw (a timely thyroid function check)

[momofrussell]

We have never had a sleepstudy done for Russell but wanted to wish you luck with all the tests!

A.

[samanthajosmom_12]

well i made her appointments for her tests. we also have to see a ped surgeon for her navel hernia to be fixed when they get ready to put the tubes . sue