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2 yr old has huge tonsils touching. disrupted sleep, gasping at night, had antibiotics with no relief, snoring - what do you do?
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See ENT doctor: your child has classic symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea would seek referral to ENT doctor as there are no good medical treatments for enlarged tonsils/adenoids may benefit from surgery
Answered 9/10/2017
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