Son Experiencing Night Terrors Posted: 03-10-06 20:55pm
My son started having night terrors and
sleep walking a few months ago. He now
wakes up every night, sometimes even 3
times a night whining and walking around
the room. Sometimes he mumbles, takes his
clothes out of his closet and wanders
around. We usually take him to the
bathroom then escort him back to his bed,
talking to him the whole time. He doesn't
remember anything. We have an upcoming
appt. with a sleep specialist, but my
concern is that it happens every night, we
do not miss one night! I am worried about
why he is having these and so often, any
suggestions on what I might do to lessen
the occurence? Should I push to be seen
sooner (his appt is April 27th)? I took
him to an ENT because ever since he was a
toddler he would breathe strangely when
sleeping at times. He would inhale so
deeply like he could not get enough air in
and it disturbed me greatly. No sleeping
during the day or anything of that sort,
though. I was just told it was due to the
flat bridge on his nose, but it even
happens when he breathes with his mouth
open.Could these two things be connected?
Thank you for any response.
It sounds as if your son’s sleeping
disorder icould be a psychiatric disorder
typical for his age. First, a specialist
will need to exclude neurological
disorder(s) such as "temporal epilepsy";
you can request an EEG to help diagnose
what is happening. Breathing problems
during sleep that do not mainfest during
the daytime can also be examined by the
sleep specialist. There is a real
possibility that his condition may
connected with a nasal problem/disorder.
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