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Is It Necessary To Have Apnea Monitors In Infants For Esophageal Reflux?
my 3 month old grandson experienced an esophageal spasm and stop breathing x2. My daughter took him to the hospital and they admitted him overnight for obs. monitored and pulse ox. d/c d the next day with that Dx. He has a Hx of esophageal reflux and has been on increasing doses of medication since born. I am an RN and as much as I would like to have all the faith in the world in the Dr. Is there a reason they do not send apnea monitors with babies to monitor for this ?
Fri, 13 Feb 2015
Hello.I just read through your question.
It is not customary for children with reflux to have an apnea monitor at home. An appropriately treated baby will not have a problem. Additionally, the number of false positive alarms on the apnea monitor this is way too high. Therefore, we typically do not keep reflux babies on apnea monitor at home.
It is not customary for children with reflux to have an apnea monitor at home. An appropriately treated baby will not have a problem. Additionally, the number of false positive alarms on the apnea monitor this is way too high. Therefore, we typically do not keep reflux babies on apnea monitor at home.
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