Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 A few years ago an ENT wanted to take my daughter's tonsils out, too. In fact, when she was 3 another ENT determined that her adenoids were way swollen and removed them when he was in there placing ear tubes (after repeated ear infections). Dietary intervention (removing dairy and wheat) has helped her sleep and breath a great deal better. - [ ] Huge tonsils My 2.11 y.o.'s tonsils are huge right now (they touch each other). He had a similar episode 5 -6 weeks ago. It causes snoring & he stops breathing until he gets his position changed, etc. He was on steroids & antibiotics before (the steroids cleared up the sleep problems in 1 -2 nites). But I don't want to do this (steroids & antibiotics) often. I'm not too crazy about removing his tonsils, either. Any suggestions? We have to sit up with him all night when he's like this, to help him reposition constantly, so it's really bothersome. Please help, I need some sleep. ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 , My 4 1/2 year old son with PDD-NOS recently had his tonsils and adenoids removed due to sleep apnea and huge tonsils. My son now breaths through his nose, does not snore and has no trouble sleeping. His adenoids were completely blocking his ability to breath through his nose and his tonsils were " kissing " when they did surgery. I would highly recommend getting an evaluation by an ENT surgeon. I didn't realize that sleep apnea can effect attention and personality. So I am very glad we took the plunge. (by the way--my son did not improve on a gf/cf diet). mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 , I hope this helps your child. Fourteen years ago, my non-autistic child was born with a drainage in his nose and throat. He kept that drainage even though it improved with a vaporizer. A lot of mucus came out and then it got better, even though he always had some level of mucus. Around the age of ten, his tonsils were so large they closed in his throat. He had severe trouble breathing, especially at night. He had to sleep with his mouth open to get air. Antibiotics did not help with this problem. I thought he was going to gag many times. He had to really huff to get air. Then, I ran across an old article in a magazine where someone said he took himself off milk and his throat cleared. I tried this on my son--I took him off all milk products and waited. It worked !!! My son's tonsils cleared up, shrank to a normal size, and he was able to breathe again in a normal fashion. He has not had this problem anymore. For my other son who is autistic, taking him off milk has not helped his drainage. However, he can breathe with his mouth closed. Rose [ ] Huge tonsils My 2.11 y.o.'s tonsils are huge right now (they touch each other). He had a similar episode 5 -6 weeks ago. It causes snoring & he stops breathing until he gets his position changed, etc. He was on steroids & antibiotics before (the steroids cleared up the sleep problems in 1 -2 nites). But I don't want to do this (steroids & antibiotics) often. I'm not too crazy about removing his tonsils, either. Any suggestions? We have to sit up with him all night when he's like this, to help him reposition constantly, so it's really bothersome. Please help, I need some sleep. ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 Rose, Thanks. I think I will take him back off milk. He did great when we did it before. [ ] Huge tonsils My 2.11 y.o.'s tonsils are huge right now (they touch each other). He had a similar episode 5 -6 weeks ago. It causes snoring & he stops breathing until he gets his position changed, etc. He was on steroids & antibiotics before (the steroids cleared up the sleep problems in 1 -2 nites). But I don't want to do this (steroids & antibiotics) often. I'm not too crazy about removing his tonsils, either. Any suggestions? We have to sit up with him all night when he's like this, to help him reposition constantly, so it's really bothersome. Please help, I need some sleep. ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 , I had tonsilitis (quinsy) every 6 months from age 5 until they removed my tonsils at age 21. I became a mouth-breather as a result. Gee, I wonder if the tonsilitis coincided with dental appointments (I recall only one appt. with no fillings) or vaccines. They put me on antibiotics each time. Unfortunately,. I didn't go dairy-free until after I had them out, so don't know if that would have helped or not, but have heard that eliminating dairy often helps those who have frequent ear infections. You don't mention if you have begun chelation with your child and if so whether the enlarged tonsils occurs when " on " or " off " .. If so, you might want to cut back on the dosage. Tonsils act as first defense for items coming in the mouth (regardless of the fact that most in traditional mediciane say they have no purpose). Consider anything entering the ear/nose/throat combo and try to determine if any changes between when you see this reaction and when you don't. S -------------------------------------------------------------- My 2.11 y.o.'s tonsils are huge right now (they touch each other). He had a similar episode 5 -6 weeks ago. It causes snoring & he stops breathing u ntil he gets his position changed, etc. He was on steroids & antibiotics before (the steroids cleared up the sleep problems in 1 -2 nites). But I don't want to do this (steroids & antibioti cs) often. I'm not too crazy about removing his tonsils, either. Any suggestions? We have to sit up with him all night when he's like this, to help him reposition constantly, so it's really bothersome. Please help , I need some sleep. *** [This message has been truncated.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 But, why not find out WHY the tonsils and adenoids are swollen before removing them? lisa Re: [ ] Huge tonsils > , > > My 4 1/2 year old son with PDD-NOS recently had his tonsils and adenoids > removed due to sleep apnea and huge tonsils. My son now breaths through his > nose, does not snore and has no trouble sleeping. His adenoids were > completely blocking his ability to breath through his nose and his tonsils > were " kissing " when they did surgery. I would highly recommend getting an > evaluation by an ENT surgeon. I didn't realize that sleep apnea can effect > attention and personality. So I am very glad we took the plunge. (by the > way--my son did not improve on a gf/cf diet). > > mary > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2001 Report Share Posted March 26, 2001 , Thanks for the info. Just today the Doc gave me the go-ahead to see a ENT. Re: [ ] Huge tonsils > , > > My 4 1/2 year old son with PDD-NOS recently had his tonsils and adenoids > removed due to sleep apnea and huge tonsils. My son now breaths through his > nose, does not snore and has no trouble sleeping. His adenoids were > completely blocking his ability to breath through his nose and his tonsils > were " kissing " when they did surgery. I would highly recommend getting an > evaluation by an ENT surgeon. I didn't realize that sleep apnea can effect > attention and personality. So I am very glad we took the plunge. (by the > way--my son did not improve on a gf/cf diet). > > mary > > > ======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 > My son's tonsils are huge and have been for sometime now. They don't > seem to bother him and he has not been sick at all. I took him to > the peditrician about a month ago and he did a strep test which was > negative and basically blew it off. Any ideas on what could be > causing this? Is it harmful even if it does not seem to be causing > any pain or discomfort? I'm fairly sure he does not have yeast right > now. Thanks ...... , the way that I think about it is that the big tonsils indicate that there is something they are " fighting off " or trying to fight off. So, to my thinking, it is not HARMFUL, but more like a sign that something else is harmful--- and this is a reaction to it. Sort of like if you have a bad bacterial infection you will get a fever. This indicates that your body is fighting off (or trying to fight off) an infection. Tonsils are part of the lymphatic system. best wishes, Moria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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