I would take him to the doctor to be sure..

I took my son to the doctor one day who refered me to a throat ears, nose specialist. He took one look and said out they come...

He was two, and has slept better during the night, his colds have lessoned and when he does get a cold it is much easier for him to breath.. 

I'd at least suggest to have a check  up..

Hi there,

I am going through this exact same thing with my 9 yr old daughter . . When she was two I took her to a ENT specialist as her tonsils were huge and had been for several months. There was no infection and she was in no pain, the ENT decided to remove her adenoids as he felt that they were causing the problem . .  WRONG . .

Now here we are 7 yrs later and her tonsil are still huge and her sleeping isn't right . .  My hubby suffers from Obstructive Chonic sleep Apnea and needs to wear a full face mask to bed that is hooked up to machine that forces air into his lungs . . . My 9 yr old daughter has been making the same noises etc when she sleeps.

Now we are wating for a new ENT to orgainise a sleep study for her so that he can assess just how severe she has Obstructive Sleep Apnea . .

So YES your sons large tonsils may cause problems . . . .   After reading what you have said in relation to tonsils and restless sleep then I stongly suggest that you speak to your local doctor and ask for some tests etc in relations to "Obstructive Sleep Apnea" . . . .  As your sons age this condition may not be life threatening but it may lead to behavioural problems due to lack of sleep . . .

Here are some links to a few articles that may be a huge interest to you . .

• OBS (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) In Toddlers
• OBS - from a mums

Symptoms below are  taken from this website

In children, symptoms of sleep apnea depend on how old the child is:

• In children younger than 5, symptoms include snoring, mouth breathing, sweating, restlessness, and waking up a lot.
• In children 5 years and older, symptoms include snoring, bed wetting, doing poorly in school, and not growing as quickly as they should for their age. These children may also have behavior problems and a short attention span.

Children who have sleep apnea nearly always snore. But they may not appear to be excessively sleepy during the day (a key symptom in adults). The only symptom of sleep apnea in some children may be that they do not grow as quickly as they should for their age.

Although rare, in children sleep apnea can cause developmental delays and can cause the right side of the heart to get bigger (cor pulmonale).

Other conditions with symptoms similar to sleep apnea include an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) and other sleep disorders, such as suddenly falling asleep (narcolepsy) or an intense urge to move the legs (restless legs syndrome).

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I hope this helps you and your son and I wish you luck . . .  Cheers Kellz

hey my son got his tonsills taken out 2 months ago due to enlarged tonsills and alot of tonsilitase, my son was also very restless when he would sleep and it was due to the large tonsills, my son was also very skinny and would never put on weight as his tonsills were so enlarged he couldnt eat much... so i would take him to the doctors just to cheak them uot.. hope his helps you....

he might vomit too but if they are infected and they get pussy you need to take him to the doctors. he might need antibiotics

my sons tonsils always got inflamed and had to be on antibiotics

he outgrew it and was ok but sometimes if its more severe they might have to remove them  seek medical advice if it gets worse.

annie

It could be dangerous if he gets a bad fever, so keep an eye on it and take him to the doc in the morning.

give him panadol if he is in alot of pain, it can help with any fevers to.

xoxo

No, it is not life threating. It is more of a pain to deal with than anything. I would take him to the doctor. He might have to at some point have them removed, which is a in and out procedure. Very common procdure.