Corbin and I went back to visit with our ENT today and get his sleep study results from last week. The study showed that Corbin does have sleep apnea--he has what is called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a child.
In children, an apnea-hypopnea index greater than 1 (average: 0.1 to 0.5 events per hour) or a minimum oxygen saturation of less than 92 percent (average: 96 percent ± 2 percent) is considered abnormal. The apnea-hypopnea index is calculated as the average number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep.
So the ENT told me the same info listed above---that any child with an apnea index greater that 1 is considered to have sleep apnea. Corbin's index score was 6.1 which he said is high for a child and especially him considering that he already has his adenoids removed. His oxygen saturation was at 90% which is also not good.
Therefore, Corbin will be getting his tonsils removed and the ENT thinks that will resolve the sleep apnea along with a long list of other symptoms that we didn't know could be a result of enlarged tonsils.
We are hoping and praying that sweet little Chloe will make her arrival sometime next week. If she does not decide to come on her own between now and October 8th, I will be having a c-section. So obviously we are going to have to wait to have Corbin's surgery until after she is born. It will most likely be in November sometime. We would love your prayers for little Chloe and Corbin :)
Also, if you have had a child that has had their tonsils removed---I would LOVE any advice you might have for the recovery time.
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