Lyndon's Sleep Study

Lyndon has ALWAY' S been terrible at sleeping and it has just gotten worse over the years. He has been waking up 3-6+ times a night with night terrors-just screaming, half awake tantrums that cannot be controlled, he also is constantly moving during the night, snoring and just plan grumpy all day because he is so exhausted! I took him into his pediatrician and she put him on a three week's of Sleeping medicine to re- balance his sleeping patterns. It worked so well he was just a joy to be around during the day's and I was getting my sleep as well. However, he can't be on that forever and there is a bigger reason she thought he could not sleep.
So last Saturday we finally were able to have a sleep study to see if he has Obstructive Sleep Apnea. As you can see it was NOT a pleasant experience, He was great letting the technician put on all his " stickers" but as soon as the tried to put on the oxygen which had two wire sensors that went in his nose he freaked out. Lyndon finally settled down after reading all his books we brought and turned on Barney:) He slept for one hour and then woke up completely beside himself, he started pulling things off and cried for almost 2 hours before he finally calmed down again. It was so hard to see my baby so upset and unhappy but, I knew this test needed to be done. It was a terribly long night but, we made it through!
Yesterday we received the results...Lyndon has Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea. He woke up 77 times in the 5 hours he slept. He also held his breath for 34 seconds before he rolled over. When he sleeps on his back his oxygen level which should be around 92 was dipping down into the 80's and a normal Rem cycle number is close to 100 and his was 289. We have a followup appointment with his doctor on Monday to go over what all the number's mean. We will be meeting with a Ear's, Nose and Throat specialist soon to discuss getting Lyndon's tonsils taken out. Hopefully, when they are out he won't have them blocking his airway which will make him have a nice and peaceful sleep and happy day's :)