I'm hoping someone can give me some advise. I would take him to a Dr but I'm having a difficult time finding a sleep specialist in Cancun or Merida Mexico where we are currently living.

-My Son is 9 years old
-very large tonsils since he was a baby, his pediatrition was always commenting on them
-when he lays down he says he can not breath through his nose.
-slept walk and night terrors from a very young age...still sleep walking and when we wake him up at night during his first few hours of sleep, he has no memory of it the next day
-enuresis ( usually during the first hour or two of sleep) we have moisture buzer that goes off when he wets but it doesn't wake him up...he gets up but in a daze
-having concentration problems at school now ( very smart kid) and getting frustrated and some days is extremely hyperactive and can't sit still. He may not pass this grade;-(
-I think he's a little depressed, tells me he's angry but doesn't know why
-if he drinks any milk or has ice cream he has mulitple accidents a night...so strickly soy milk now...
-when he has a cold he has more accidents as well
-as a baby he could not go to sleep laying down, we had to hold him and walk him...I now wonder if that was breath related

We tried a enuresis program, that is suppose to help but didn't cure him...the idea was to wake him up wit hte buzer to correct his sleep pattern that was putting him in such a deep sleep.

If anyone can give me any advise I would be so grateful.  Poor kid is so frustrated and getting angry about the accidents.  His 6 year old sister has had one accident in her life and its really hard to him.  His grandfather told me he bed wet but it stopped...he told me he had his tonsils removed and when I asked him if it was around the same time he said he thinks it might have been...

Hi Playamama,

My sleep apnea was actually first noticed by a shelter bunk mate aware of the condition.  He used his ears!

If you can borrow a voice recorder able to record a night of his sleep you may be able to tell by simply listening.  If apnea you should hear some snoreing, a long silense, snorting as he becomes awake enough to open the airway passage, fast breathing to catch up, and then the cycle repeats.

This can also be observed.  If you do and can see color you should see him turn blue during or immediately after the long silense.

Obstructive sleep apnea occures when dream sleep occures.  He may be a long time getting to it so a night recording may well be the best bet.

May you find the source of his problems!

Todzo