After finding a baffling change in her son’s behavior, the mother started doing her research and shared on Facebook how some sleeping habits can greatly affect a child’s development.
Melody Yazdani, the mother of 8-year-old Kian, shared how her son showed aggressive behavior after he started first grade. When he gets angry, he really becomes angry, as stated by Melody. When Kian reached second grade, his behavior worsened – his tantrums intensified, unlike other kids of his age who are gradually outgrowing this point, and he gets triggered over the tiniest things. This is when Melody decides to bring her son to a therapist, suggesting to have him tested for ADHD. At the same time, he started seeing a pneumologist and an allergist due to his persistent cough. As a result, he had different medications for his condition. When they went to the dentist, the dentist observed that Kian’s teeth were ground almost halfway down due to his habit of grinding his teeth at night. Melody thought of these as different issues until she read a similar situation in a newspaper. Melody read the connection between ADHD, sleep disordered breathing, and mouth breathing, which was closely linked to Kian’s situation. After reading this section from a newspaper, she started researching the effects of mouth breathing. There, she found out how harmful it can be for a child in a sense that it causes insufficient oxygen carried to the brain and body. In addition, it can cause incorrect development of the upper jaw, leading to sleep apnea. After this realization, they brought Kian to an ENT doctor and had a sleep study conducted, where it showed that his sinuses were 90% blocked. He was then diagnosed with sleep apnea and sinusitis, and his tonsils and adenoids were removed, showing immediate changes afterward. Melody had to show to her doctors proofs based on the result for them to believe her. She also included the resources she read while searching for her son’s condition. The post went viral on Facebook with 134,000 shares and thousands of likes and comments.
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