Comments on: Tonsillectomy, Not Braces, Nor ADHD http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/tonsillectomy-not-braces-nor-adhd Contains information on various special needs from the unique perspective of the adoptive parents of special children. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:27:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Heidi http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/tonsillectomy-not-braces-nor-adhd/comment-page-1#comment-1272 Heidi Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:33:39 +0000 http://parenting-sp.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/04/21/tonsillectomy-not-braces-nor-adhd#comment-1272 I had two daughters with beautiful jaws and teeth that already looked like they had worn braces even though they hadn't,a son with pretty decent alignment, and then my youngest bio child came along. She was a horrendously loud snorer and a mouth breather and was exhausted every day during first grade. When the other kids wanted to run and play she always just wanted to sit and said she was too tired. Turns out it was due to her HUGE tonsils which were causing sleep apnea. We had them removed after first grade and the tiredness disappeared, as did the snoring and apnea. Unfortunately, she had a small jaw, very crowded teeth, and is currently in braces. I wonder if she would have had better alignment had we taken care of the tonsils much earlier. I had two daughters with beautiful jaws and teeth that already looked like they had worn braces even though they hadn’t,a son with pretty decent alignment, and then my youngest bio child came along. She was a horrendously loud snorer and a mouth breather and was exhausted every day during first grade. When the other kids wanted to run and play she always just wanted to sit and said she was too tired. Turns out it was due to her HUGE tonsils which were causing sleep apnea. We had them removed after first grade and the tiredness disappeared, as did the snoring and apnea. Unfortunately, she had a small jaw, very crowded teeth, and is currently in braces. I wonder if she would have had better alignment had we taken care of the tonsils much earlier.

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]]> By: John http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/tonsillectomy-not-braces-nor-adhd/comment-page-1#comment-1270 John Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:37:45 +0000 http://parenting-sp.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/04/21/tonsillectomy-not-braces-nor-adhd#comment-1270 You got a volume discount from a doctor? You must be an outstanding salesperson. I tried that with the bone doc and he laughed (the boys used to punch walls).<br /> <br /> Years ago, tonsillectomies were more common, and worked well. Then there came a period where they were seen as overused. I had never heard of the effect on needing braces either, wish I had known that years ago. John You got a volume discount from a doctor? You must be an outstanding salesperson. I tried that with the bone doc and he laughed (the boys used to punch walls).

Years ago, tonsillectomies were more common, and worked well. Then there came a period where they were seen as overused. I had never heard of the effect on needing braces either, wish I had known that years ago. John

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