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Suggest Remedy For Snoring In Children?

Hello I am a concerned mother of a 4 year old who snores at night She has pretty big tonsils, however, I believe she snores due to the fact that she is not getting enough air through her nose. She is currently taking allergy medicine and I have a humidifier in her room.. what other option do her father and I have other than removing tonsils to due away with the snoring?
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Hi and thank you for asking.

If I were your child treating Doctor for this case of snoring I would come up with three possibilities, these include:

First an ENT specialist should see for posterior enlarged adenoids in the child and if positive should recommend a little surgery intervention.
Don*t worry most toddlers have this little problem and after the procedure everything return in the normality.

If this is not en ENT problem than the child should do a specific examination from a sleep specialist called: Polysomnography.
This test is to rule out sleep disorders that present with snoring.

If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.

Wishing you good health.

Dr. Jolanda
Pulmonologist



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Suggest Remedy For Snoring In Children?

Hi and thank you for asking. If I were your child treating Doctor for this case of snoring I would come up with three possibilities, these include: First an ENT specialist should see for posterior enlarged adenoids in the child and if positive should recommend a little surgery intervention. Don*t worry most toddlers have this little problem and after the procedure everything return in the normality. If this is not en ENT problem than the child should do a specific examination from a sleep specialist called: Polysomnography. This test is to rule out sleep disorders that present with snoring. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Wishing you good health. Dr. Jolanda Pulmonologist