I have read some things about the connection between GERD and sleep apnea. Hannah is having GERD on a daily basis. She had an endosopy last week and all biopsies were negative(food allergy and celiac disease screen) She is on max medication so GI DR feels there is nothing more he can do for her short of surgery(nissen). I am not to the point where I am ready to do surgery yet. What I am wondering is when Hannah starts CPAP therapy (-we go on the 16th to see sleep Dr again and get her CPAP perscription)do you think that the GERD will come along as well? I have heard that sometimes when you get one under control the other issues follows along too.Any experience??


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Heather-Mom to Hannah(8-hose head) and Logan(4), wife to Paul (also a hose head)

Emerson always had silent reflux but it was because of his birth defect.  His first surgery required his stomach to be pulled up a little bit plus it's just a given for kids with EA/TEF.  That being said, he had an endoscopy recently and the surgeon said his esohagus showed no signs of reflux irritation.  I have to wonder now if removing his T&A and controlling the apnea helped the reflux.  He's still on 15 mg of prevacid a day but he never has any issues with it.  He used to cry constantly as an infant and small baby and think a lot of it was due to reflux.  Maybe he just outgrew it?  I don't know, but I've heard there's a link between GERD and apnea.  It will be interesting to see what happens with Hannah.  Good luck.

P.S.  I know several EA/TEF kids who have had the nissen done and most of them say it was the best choice they ever made for their child.

It is my understanding that there is a considerable link between gerd and OSA, and that children with GERD have more problems with sleep in general as well.

my son now 2yrs/7mths has  severe gerd and is on max meds. he desatsevery night to 87 and has an 83 every week or so. The last fortnighht he has been down to 82 every night so I have no idea what is going on.(v worrying) it is all attributed to silent reflux though. The docs seem to have just given him max reflux meds then given up on him. They accept that the desats arnt normal but dont seem to be able to suggest anything else. Can anyone else help? any similar experiences? His baseline spo2 is 98. I sometimes wonder if there is something else going on as well but am told his tonsils are normal.