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My son is three, cute as a button and the light of our lives. But he's not sleeping well because he snores like an old man. Seriously. It's that bad. I can hear it all the way down the hall in our bedroom. The past two weeks he's been waking up multiple times per night. He's frustrated. We're frustrated. And all are exhausted. We've tried pillows, switching his sleeping position, humidifiers, a small dose of Benadryl (thinking it was allergies) and saline drops. Nothing is working. We even went as far as purchasing the Breathe Right strips to put on his nose (they were too big for his button nose). We made an appt. with our pediatrician next week. We're hoping for a referral to a Pediatric ENT. Any here have toddlers who snore? What did you do? And how did you make him or her comfortable so that they sleep (somewhat) through the night. I feel so bad for him and there's really nothing I can do.
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My niece did it- her tonsils and andiods were too large for here throat. They needed to be removed. Talk to your ped and ask for a referral to an ENT. Snoring is serious and should not be ignored, especially in children. My niece's were so bad, she was actually in danger during allergy season when the tonsils and andoids would swell and prevent her from breathing. She was taken to the ER 20 times not breathing and turning blue. She had them out at 3 years old and never had another problem. Love and hugs,
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My four year old snores loudly and has trouble breathing all winter and has had this problem since I brought him home at 10 months. His tonsils and adenoids are fine. It's the extremely dry air in the house during the colder months caused by the furnace. Humidifiers only help somewhat. As soon as I shut the heat off in the late spring, he's fine. I'm not sure what the solution is either. But he has trouble sleeping all winter because of it.
when julian came home he snored all the time. we happened to give him antibiotics for strep when he was almost 2 and his snoring stopped within days. and my professional experience (i am a naturopathic physician) is that sometimes kids snore from inflammation due to food sensitivities. i can't count the number of kids i've recommended get off dairy and snoring has stopped completely. same for chronic stuffy nose, ear infections, allergies and cough. dairy, for some kids, just leads to extra mucous and/or sinus inflammation. certainly worth a try as long as you make sure to supplement calcium if you do it. good luck!
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Update: We took him to the after-hours clinic this morning after another bad night. Turns out he has step. This surprises us because he's not complaining of a sore throat and he isn't running a fever. Energy level is good, too. We have a ten-day course of antibiotics. If the snoring continues into the next week, we'll see a Pediatric ENT. Most likely, the tonsils and the adenoids will have to be removed. BUT, first they want him healthy and to see what the tonsils are like without the infection. Thank you for your advice. Once again, y'all helped me out.
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i'm glad you are hoping to get into the ent.....our ds snored like an old man too. lol. he was also having periods where he stopped breathing at night. turns out he had enlarged tonsills and adenoids. once they took those bad boys out, the snoring disappeared THAT NIGHT.
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There is an alternative. Check out "gaps diet". Our son had sleep apnea and the diet cured him. The tonsils and adenoids are telling you something that is wrong with your son's diet. Listen to them. My son is sensitive to gluten, and I have no idea what else it affects beyond his adenoids, but it clearly isn't good for him.