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Dec 09 2009

5 Year Old Child – Sleep Apnea?

Posted by: Alan in Obstructive Sleep Apnea, tags: Apnea., Child, Sleep, Year

My 5 year old son was recent diagnosed with sleeping apnea and these were the test results:
His SWS was at 19%
AHI 10.5 per hour
REM percentage 16.6%
Arousal’s with obstructive respiratory events 19 per hour
SaO2 98%
RERA’s 9 events per hour
Cardiac rhythm normal, no PVC’s or significant leg movement noted.
What exactly is being said on this report? How problematic is it? They think his tonsils are causing the problems.

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2 Responses to “5 Year Old Child – Sleep Apnea?”

meesho says:

December 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Hello, it seems indeed that the tonsils and maybe the adenoids too needs to be removed, from the data presented here it looks that you son has frequent arousals at night due to the obestruction of the airways but luckily enough these has no effect on the heart or any other system. this is common in children is such an age and it is one of the commonest indications for tonsellectomy. dont worry
Nurse For 20 Years says:

December 9th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
With 19 obstructive respiratory events per hour, something needs to be done soon.
Your doctor should be interpreting this report for you. It shouldn’t have even been given to you without an explanation. Make an appointment ASAP.