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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 422289" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>So I am going to take you in a different direction based on some of your comments about her health and sleep. Since I have a child with significant hearing loss issues from a very early age who also has behavioral problems I may be projecting onto your description things from our own experiences with our difficult child 2. So take these comments FWIW. </p><p></p><p>Fatigue due to poor sleep is a problem for kids but grownups rarely realize that the child is having problems. And lack of sleep can explain a lot of behavioral problems in children - especially younger ones who don't have the insight to say - I'm irritable because I'm tired.</p><p></p><p>Which leads me to your hearing test comment combined with the weather thing.</p><p></p><p>I am wondering (based on personal experience with my son) if she is having episodes of sleep apnea possibly caused by enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids or some other physical factor. Weather - specifically low/lowering atmospheric pressure - can cause significant worsening of sleep apnea if she has this.</p><p></p><p>You can easily check for this by simply going in her room once she is sound asleep and checking on her breathing. If she is having periods where she isn't taking a breath at least every 10 seconds then she may have sleep apnea. I would check her over several days and at various times of the night if you don't see this happening at first if it's worsened by weather.</p><p></p><p>Another sign of sleep loss is morning headaches. Again something hard to identify in younger children. </p><p></p><p>Does her pediatrician do any kind of screening test for hearing? If they can, this might be something you want to ask them to do now so you know if there's a significant hearing loss. It's really, really important to catch this and figure out what's going on as soon as possible in a younger child who is still learning and making sense of the sounds of speech. Having excellent hearing through about 3rd grade is very important to developing the ability to spell and read because of the need to recognize what are called phonemes in speech.</p><p></p><p>If she is having even mild-moderate hearing loss with any frequency then this may also be contributing to her behaviors.</p><p></p><p>Up to 30+% of kinder and 1st grade students children will be experiencing a mild to moderate hearing loss at any one time in a classroom setting due to transitory factors such as colds, ear infections, etc. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.audiologycentre.com/child_faq_management.htm" target="_blank">http://www.audiologycentre.com/child_faq_management.htm</a></p><p></p><p>I have to run right now. But I think you would be wise to go back to her pediatrician and stress these signs of physical problems and see if you can get the hearing test moved up or at least an in-office basic screening when she's having a day where she's "loud". And if you find that she has signs of sleep apnea you should definitely bring this to her pediatrician's attention and ask for a referral to an ENT.</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 422289, member: 7948"] So I am going to take you in a different direction based on some of your comments about her health and sleep. Since I have a child with significant hearing loss issues from a very early age who also has behavioral problems I may be projecting onto your description things from our own experiences with our difficult child 2. So take these comments FWIW. Fatigue due to poor sleep is a problem for kids but grownups rarely realize that the child is having problems. And lack of sleep can explain a lot of behavioral problems in children - especially younger ones who don't have the insight to say - I'm irritable because I'm tired. Which leads me to your hearing test comment combined with the weather thing. I am wondering (based on personal experience with my son) if she is having episodes of sleep apnea possibly caused by enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids or some other physical factor. Weather - specifically low/lowering atmospheric pressure - can cause significant worsening of sleep apnea if she has this. You can easily check for this by simply going in her room once she is sound asleep and checking on her breathing. If she is having periods where she isn't taking a breath at least every 10 seconds then she may have sleep apnea. I would check her over several days and at various times of the night if you don't see this happening at first if it's worsened by weather. Another sign of sleep loss is morning headaches. Again something hard to identify in younger children. Does her pediatrician do any kind of screening test for hearing? If they can, this might be something you want to ask them to do now so you know if there's a significant hearing loss. It's really, really important to catch this and figure out what's going on as soon as possible in a younger child who is still learning and making sense of the sounds of speech. Having excellent hearing through about 3rd grade is very important to developing the ability to spell and read because of the need to recognize what are called phonemes in speech. If she is having even mild-moderate hearing loss with any frequency then this may also be contributing to her behaviors. Up to 30+% of kinder and 1st grade students children will be experiencing a mild to moderate hearing loss at any one time in a classroom setting due to transitory factors such as colds, ear infections, etc. [url]http://www.audiologycentre.com/child_faq_management.htm[/url] I have to run right now. But I think you would be wise to go back to her pediatrician and stress these signs of physical problems and see if you can get the hearing test moved up or at least an in-office basic screening when she's having a day where she's "loud". And if you find that she has signs of sleep apnea you should definitely bring this to her pediatrician's attention and ask for a referral to an ENT. Patricia [/QUOTE]
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