Unfortunately, it may be hard to find a hospital or center that
does pediatric sleep studies unless you live in a large metropolitan area.
Not exact matches
«Most 3 - and 4 - year olds don't have a good concept of time,» says
pediatric sleep expert Jodi Mindell.
If your child with pink eye doesn't respond to typical treatments, or if he also seems to have pain (fussiness, not
sleeping, etc.) or vision problems, an evaluation by a
pediatric ophthalmologist can be a good idea.
If these efforts still don't improve the amount and quality of
sleep your child gets (if he wakes up constantly and doesn't get continuous
sleep for the recommended hours for his age), call your doctor and make an appointment for a check and possible evaluation with a
pediatric sleep specialist.
Doesn't this conflict with the world of
pediatric sleep medicine that push for infants
sleeping through the night alone, as early in life as is possible?
Dr. Deborah Lin - Dyken, who researches
pediatric sleep disorders, points out that for a toddler who doesn't yet understand the difference between what's imaginary and what's real, a dream can be really frightening.
«If adults don't get enough
sleep, they'll appear sleepy,» says Dr. Syed Naqvi, a
pediatric sleep expert at UT Southwestern's Peter O'Donnell Jr..