Sleep Apnea Treatment

Question by marquez-martin@att.net: How many visits with an ENT is typical before they will possibly decide I need my tonsils removed.?
I am 23 years.old and have had reccurant ear infections and have been a snorer all of my life. When I was a child I had hearing problems because of the ear infections. I saw a specialist regularly and they always my parents that I would outgrow it. Obviously i have not and its become a huge problem in my life and it must run in my family because my dad also has sleep apnea. I know i need my tonsils removed and tubes in my ear. How long after you started seeing an ent did they actually remove yours?

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Answer by Clark
I was directed to a surgeon by my family doctor and after the first visit we set up an appointment to get them removed. Although I ended up waiting 2 months they could have got me in within a week 2 at the most. Best of luck.

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Question by scoot: Any sleep tips for me? Tonsils are huge and cause me to snore and stop breathing, surgery soon…?
I am in college and I have huge tonsils that basically cause me to have sleep apnea. I had a sleep study and I stopped breathing and woke up 12 times within 5 hours and never went into stage 4 sleep. I don’t sleep well at all, and when I wake up I feel like I didn’t get any sleep. I have slept through my 8 am class for 4 weeks now! I’m blessed that it doesn’t have an attendance requirement! But it is still a problem. My doctor prescribed me Lunesta which is helping a little bit but still not getting me out of bed in the morning. I am literally so tired I can’t move and feel like a dead person when I wake up. Any suggestions?

and by the way I go to bed around 9:30-10 every night so im not staying up late….

thank you!
forgot to add this, i am getting my tonsils out on november 24th… what can i do until then to get adequate rest and be able to get up in the morning?

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Answer by jojo rose
basically what you should do is get them removed. this is what happened to me. it took me 2 weeks to recover so you would have to think about that.

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Question by disilike: I am about ot have my tonsils and UVPP operated on. Is this save for a grown man?
I have sleep apnea. I have lost weight in the past but still can’t get a good nights sleep. A coworker of mine is more than half my weight and was just as bad as me with his sleep apnea. After his surgery though was sleep like a baby. I what the same thing but I am unsure if this would work for me? everyone says tonsil removal in adulthood is dangerous. Please someone advise me.

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Answer by cwgrrl7
I had my tonsils removed when I was 23 and had absolutely no problems post-op.
Most sleep apnea is caused from obesity and occlusion of the airway due to the collapse of the soft palate over the airway. I believe that a tonsillectomy may truly help you get some relief from your apneic episodes.

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Question by LucyLou: How old does my son have to be/should be to get his tonsils out?
My son is only 1 and he eventually needs to get his tonsils out. He has shown sides of possibly having sleep Apnea (stopped breathing in the middle of the night) and his doctor has made it clear that his tonsils are extremely large and effects his breathing awake and asleep. My son wheezes (he does not have asthma) when he’s awake and snores very loudly when he’s sleeping. The snoring obviously is not a concern itself but the fact he is having trouble breathing and has had symptoms of sleep apnea is. Not thinking, I did not ask the doctor when an opportune time would be to get his tonsils out…. When does a young child typically get them out? What age would you say is appropriate to get them out? I do not want to see my son in pain and I’ve heard the younger you get them out the better but at the same time I can’t imagine getting them out right now would be a good idea either.. I might be wrong.. Advice would be very much appreciated.

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Answer by Mama Mia
I would get a second opinion from a pediatrician who is not affiliated with the physician you are currently seeing. This is not being disloyal to your current doctor, it is about making the best and most educated decision for his well being. Most medical insurers will gladly provide for a second opinion in cases where surgery is recommended.

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Question by ѕкує вℓυє αкα ανα’ѕ мσмму: Did your child have their adenoids and/or tonsils removed… a few questions?
My daughter is 2.8 years old. Her pediatrician referred her to a Ear, Nose and Throat specialist after seeing results of an x-ray they took of her face. Apparently the results came back saying her adenoids are enlarged and the specialist will probably want to remove them… as well as her tonsils (even though her tonsils are fine). I asked him why he would remove the tonsils if there is nothing wrong and he said that they just usually do the tonsils if they are already doing the adenoids.

My daughter has sleep apnea, snoring, repeated ear infections so I do have hope that once as her adenoids are removed… she can get some relief. Tubes in her ears would be beneficial as well. I just don’t think that I want her tonsils removed if there is nothing wrong with them.

I guess my questions are that:

If your child has had their tonsils removed… is it painful when they wake up? I know when they get their tonsils removed, the recovery can be a few weeks long. I just want to know the difference between the two recoveries.

Another question is: What was the reasons you had for your child being referred to an Ear Nose and Throat specialist. Did you see an improvement in your child after surgery?

We see the specialist on Wednesday

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Answer by chatrbox424
I personally think you should definitely voice your opinions/concerns about the removal of her tonsils and let them know if there is nothing wrong then you don’t want them removed as they do serve the function of fighting off infections and keeping things from entering the airway/lungs that shouldn’t be there!!!! My oldest had his out at 6 and honestly he did bounce back pretty quickly, the only rough parts were the initial wake up and being disoriented and uncomfortable for a day or two, then explaining that for X amount of days no matter how fine he felt he could NOT have chicken nuggets!!!! He was referred to and ENT due to horrendous snoring and lack of sleep and his tonsils were like your daughters adenoids, HUGE, abnormally so and that is why the snoring, he couldn’t breathe, the doctor was honestly amazed that he could even swallow without choking!!! Best of luck, hope all goes well and she has a speedy recovery

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