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ADHD vs. Sleep Apnea
For those of you with children, OSA can be genetic. OSA is frequently misdiagnosed as ADHD or ADD. I have seen that in my own children.The percentage of children diagnosed with ADD that actually have some sleep disturbance may be as much as 50%. I urge parents who are in this situation to consider getting an evaluation on your child to make sure it is not A sleep disturbance. According to Stanford sleep disorders clinical staff, 1 in 9 children snore and about 25% of these children have significant sleep disordered breathing.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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It is possible to have both. In most cases the apnea has to be treated first. If daytime fatigue continues you can be reevaluated for narcolepsy. Sometimes a blood test can help with the diagnosis of this disorder. A pt with narcolepsy might have high leukocyte antigens in the blood.
TrinaLynn Blair said:Thanks for the info. I am going to check it out for my children. Daughter 12 has ADD and ODD, Son 10 has ADHD and anger issues. I have Aleep Spnea. Some time I wonder if I have Narcolepsy also, Is it possible to have both?
Thank you and Be Blessed
Blessings,TrinaLynn
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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so many physicians just reflexively prescribe Ritalin or other medication unnecessarily without even thinking of having their kid undergo a sleep test for sleep apnea. it's really a shame.
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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My son that has ADHD has not been tested for sleep apnea. I wish he would, but money is tight as daughter-in-law is in RN school.
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Permalink Reply by Sandra Limbach on
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Rock Hinkle said:It is possible to have both. In most cases the apnea has to be treated first. If daytime fatigue continues you can be reevaluated for narcolepsy. Sometimes a blood test can help with the diagnosis of this disorder. A pt with narcolepsy might have high leukocyte antigens in the blood.
Rock brings up a good point. Apnea is often the "Hightener" of the underlying problem. after the apnea is out of the way then they can tell how bad the real issue is. TrinaLynn Blair said:Thanks for the info. I am going to check it out for my children. Daughter 12 has ADD and ODD, Son 10 has ADHD and anger issues. I have Aleep Spnea. Some time I wonder if I have Narcolepsy also, Is it possible to have both?
Thank you and Be Blessed
Blessings,TrinaLynn
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sleepycarol said:
I am sorry I don't have enough info to completely make my answer vaild for you. I would try a local teaching hospital that studies sleep disorders. They often have free clinic's on certain days so the visit's are no charge and they often adjust the cost of a study to your means.My son that has ADHD has not been tested for sleep apnea. I wish he would, but money is tight as daughter-in-law is in RN school.
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Jimmie wrote to me with this:
"I just finally read the article on kids, adhd, add, etc. Sorry, I didn't do it earlier. In the last ten years I've had three children who were off the wall in behavior. They behavior was frantic. With the first one I soon realized that his hearing was poor. His parents took him to the pediatrician who had his tonsils and adenoids removed. He could hear again. He did have to unlearn some behaviors but he became the top notch student he was capable of being. I was able to tell the other two sets of parents of the first. Sure enough, same results. One pediatrician said that sleep apnea was what was causing the behavior disorders. The kids wanted to be involved and they were so sleepy that they became a bit "wired" to stay awake. Feel free to use this info."
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Permalink Reply by Patricia F. Anderson on
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Very true! I remember when this research first came out, which was why we had my son evaluated. Of course, that his dad and my mother both have sleep apnea made it more likely. I will say the surgery actually made a significant difference for my son, and we've noticed a big improvement in some areas. The apnea no longer shows up in his tests, but hypnea does. Don't know what to do about that ...
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NPR did a story on kids snoring sleep apnea and ADHD: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101426648
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