tonsils and adnoid surgery

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Hi everyone!

My son is four years old and constantly has a runny nose and is

congested. He is on his second set of ear tubes and they seem to be working

although he still gets an ear infection from time to time. We usually treat

the runny nose/congestion symptoms with Dallergy Syrup, which seems to help.

However, the past few weeks we have noticed a real problem with him sleeping

at night. He sounds so congested and seems to be having trouble breathing.

We are running a humidifer and the doctor has checked his lungs, they are

fine, all the congestion and gunk is in his nose.

Anyway, his pediatrician recommended we have him evaluated by an ENT to see

about getting his tonsils and adnoids removed. He says his tonsils are huge

and when he tries to breathe through his mouth, he doesn't have alot of room

:-)

I made an appointment with an ENT and they warned me that my insurance may

require a sleep study first before they would pay for the surgery. Has

anyone else had any experience in this area and can tell me how it went?

sounds like a fog horn when he is sleeping and I would like to make

him as comfortable as possible.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

Joanie

's mommy (age 4) DS