Night terrors are common in young children. These children often wake up crying and screaming, eyes wide open, with a look of fear and panic. Although it will seem like they are awake, the children will be inconsolable and might not recognize you. Parents are usually very disturbed and alarmed by the episodes.
Typical night terrors last about 5 to 30 minutes and afterwards, children usually return back to sleep. If you are able to wake your child up during a night terror, he is likely to become scared and agitated, mostly because of your own reaction to the night terror, especially if you were shaking or yelling at him to wake up. Instead of trying to wake up a child having a night terror, it is usually better to just make sure he is safe, comfort him if you can, and help him return to sleep once it is over.
The child often cannot recall the event and unlike nightmares, sleep terrors are not associated with vivid dreams or nightmares that are remembered upon awakening.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Dr Kenny Pang, The Author
Dr Pang is the author of Singapore’s “Handbook of ENT & Sleep Disorder”
Dr Pang has written over 10 chapters from various American ENT / Sleep textbooks
His new invention surgery (Pang’s Expansion Pharyngoplasty) was on the front cover of the prestigious American Journal “Operative Techniques in ENT & Head/Neck Surgery” December 2006.
Dr Pang has published over 29 research papers and clinical trials in the various International
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Geriatric Simple Snoring to Obstructive Sleep Apnea
by Kenny P. Pang, Amy Blanchard, David J. Terris
Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
by Kenny P. Pang, Amy Blanchard, David J. Terris
Chapter in Geriatric Otolaryngology textbook
Co-author Professor David Terris
Edited by Prof Mark Wax, 2006
published Chapters 39 and 41
Pillar Implant Technique, Kenny P. Pang, David J. Terris. Atlas of Sleep Surgery, 2006
Snoreplasty Technique, Kenny P. Pang, David J. Terris. Atlas of Sleep Surgery, 2006.
Multi-level Pharymgeal Surgery for Sleep Apnea, Kenny P. Pang, David J. Terris. Sleep Apnea Surgery. Edited by Michael Friedman. 2006
Lateral Pharyngoplasty, Kenny P. Pang. Operative Techniques in Sleep Surgery. B. Tucker Woodson. 2006
Dr Pang has written over 10 chapters from various American ENT / Sleep textbooks
His new invention surgery (Pang’s Expansion Pharyngoplasty) was on the front cover of the prestigious American Journal “Operative Techniques in ENT & Head/Neck Surgery” December 2006.
Dr Pang has published over 29 research papers and clinical trials in the various International
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Geriatric Simple Snoring to Obstructive Sleep Apnea
by Kenny P. Pang, Amy Blanchard, David J. Terris
Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
by Kenny P. Pang, Amy Blanchard, David J. Terris
Chapter in Geriatric Otolaryngology textbook
Co-author Professor David Terris
Edited by Prof Mark Wax, 2006
published Chapters 39 and 41
Pillar Implant Technique, Kenny P. Pang, David J. Terris. Atlas of Sleep Surgery, 2006
Snoreplasty Technique, Kenny P. Pang, David J. Terris. Atlas of Sleep Surgery, 2006.
Multi-level Pharymgeal Surgery for Sleep Apnea, Kenny P. Pang, David J. Terris. Sleep Apnea Surgery. Edited by Michael Friedman. 2006
Lateral Pharyngoplasty, Kenny P. Pang. Operative Techniques in Sleep Surgery. B. Tucker Woodson. 2006
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Dr Kenny Pang - Do I need a sleep test?
Dr Kenny Pang would like to share more with you.
Do I need a sleep test?
Yes, for most patients who have snoring and are having un-refreshed sleep should have a sleep test done.
Do I need to stay hospital stay?
No. There are newer home based monitoring options that are just as accurate and reliable as the hospital overnight sleep test. The home based devices are also better, as the patient sleeps at home, in his natural regular environment; hence, the sleep is more physiological and would yield a more accurate result.
The current Watch PAT device has been shown to be effective and up to 93% accurate and reliable compared to the overnight full polysomnogram.
Do I need a sleep test?
Yes, for most patients who have snoring and are having un-refreshed sleep should have a sleep test done.
Do I need to stay hospital stay?
No. There are newer home based monitoring options that are just as accurate and reliable as the hospital overnight sleep test. The home based devices are also better, as the patient sleeps at home, in his natural regular environment; hence, the sleep is more physiological and would yield a more accurate result.
The current Watch PAT device has been shown to be effective and up to 93% accurate and reliable compared to the overnight full polysomnogram.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Dr Kenny Pang - SORE THROATS
Dr Kenny Pang talks about common condition like sore throats.
SORE THROATS
Sore throats may be due to tonsillitis, pharyngitis or laryngitis. Tonsillitis is usually very painful and may have a longer course of illness. Pharyngitis is usually due to a virus and is usually milder with a shorter duration. Laryngitis is associated with pain and hoarseness of voice.
Persistent sore throats that result in a fever or flu may be due to chronic or recurrent tonsillitis. If you experience tonsillitis more than once in two months, you may want to consider surgery to remove the tonsils (Tonsillectomy).
SORE THROATS
Sore throats may be due to tonsillitis, pharyngitis or laryngitis. Tonsillitis is usually very painful and may have a longer course of illness. Pharyngitis is usually due to a virus and is usually milder with a shorter duration. Laryngitis is associated with pain and hoarseness of voice.
Persistent sore throats that result in a fever or flu may be due to chronic or recurrent tonsillitis. If you experience tonsillitis more than once in two months, you may want to consider surgery to remove the tonsils (Tonsillectomy).
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Mini Fellowships with Dr Kenny Pang
Find more @ www.drkennypang.com
Monday, April 23, 2012
Dr Kenny Pang - Does your child snore?
Did you know that as high as 20% or 1 in 5 children snore nightly and 30% or more snore occasionally?
This may be caused by:
nasal congestion
blocked nose
allergic rhinitis
enlarged adenoid
enlarged tonsils
How to determine if your child has sleep apnea. Let's Dr Kenny Pang tells you:
1. Frequent loud snoring
2. Short periods of stoppages in breathing during the night
3. Difficulty waking up, even though it seems that he/she has had adequate sleep
4. Headaches in the morning, or often during the day
5. Falling asleep or excessive daydreaming
6. Irritable, aggressive
7. Poor school results, performance
Dr Kenny Pang: For most children with OSA who have enlarged tonsils and adenoids, treatment is curative with an adeno-tonsillectomy. Children with allergic rhinitis are also treated aggressively with allergen avoidance, topical nasal steroid sprays and antihistamines (if necessary).
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This may be caused by:
nasal congestion
blocked nose
allergic rhinitis
enlarged adenoid
enlarged tonsils
How to determine if your child has sleep apnea. Let's Dr Kenny Pang tells you:
1. Frequent loud snoring
2. Short periods of stoppages in breathing during the night
3. Difficulty waking up, even though it seems that he/she has had adequate sleep
4. Headaches in the morning, or often during the day
5. Falling asleep or excessive daydreaming
6. Irritable, aggressive
7. Poor school results, performance
Dr Kenny Pang: For most children with OSA who have enlarged tonsils and adenoids, treatment is curative with an adeno-tonsillectomy. Children with allergic rhinitis are also treated aggressively with allergen avoidance, topical nasal steroid sprays and antihistamines (if necessary).
www.drkennypang.com
Monday, March 21, 2011
more about Dr Kenny Pang
Dr Kenny Pang graduated in 1994 from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He attained his Fellowship exams from both the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and Ireland in 1999 and 2002 respectively.
He also passed his Masters of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology) in 2001. Dr Pang completed 6 years of ear, nose and throat surgical training, and was accredited as an ENT surgeon/specialist in 2004.
Dr Pang completed a year of sleep surgery and sleep medicine fellowship in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Georgia Sleep Centre, Medical College of Georgia, United States of America.
He is well trained in treating all forms of sleep disorders, including snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep walking, night terrors, bed wetting, and parasomnias.
Dr Pang is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Surgical Modification Task Force. He has published over 25 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and written over 10 chapters in the various American textbooks. He has also been invited as a speaker in the various sleep surgery courses both regionally and in America.
He was the course director for Asia's first ever sleep surgery course in November 2006. He was the key investigator in a multi-centre trial investigating a new minimally invasive technique for the treatment of OSA. He has also introduced a new modified surgical technique in the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea.
Dr Pang pioneered the first minimally invasive tongue suture surgery in Asia. He is a reviewer for the prestigious ENT journal, the Laryngoscope, the Singapore Medical Journal and the Canadian Medical Journal.
In 1993, Dr Pang was awarded the Pathology Distinction and Margaret Ling Ming Yee Award. He was the first prize recipient of the Young ENT Investigator's Award at the Annual ENT Society Meeting in 2002.
In 2003, he received the Dr Lily Neo/People's Association Appreciation Award.
The following year, Dr Pang received the Ministry of Health, Overseas Specialty Training Program Award. He was under the HMDP, Sleep Surgery Fellowship, under the Mentorship of Professor D.J. Terris, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America.
In May 2006, he was awarded the Service Excellence, Star Award, in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
He also passed his Masters of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology) in 2001. Dr Pang completed 6 years of ear, nose and throat surgical training, and was accredited as an ENT surgeon/specialist in 2004.
Dr Pang completed a year of sleep surgery and sleep medicine fellowship in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Georgia Sleep Centre, Medical College of Georgia, United States of America.
He is well trained in treating all forms of sleep disorders, including snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea, insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep walking, night terrors, bed wetting, and parasomnias.
Dr Pang is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Surgical Modification Task Force. He has published over 25 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and written over 10 chapters in the various American textbooks. He has also been invited as a speaker in the various sleep surgery courses both regionally and in America.
He was the course director for Asia's first ever sleep surgery course in November 2006. He was the key investigator in a multi-centre trial investigating a new minimally invasive technique for the treatment of OSA. He has also introduced a new modified surgical technique in the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea.
Dr Pang pioneered the first minimally invasive tongue suture surgery in Asia. He is a reviewer for the prestigious ENT journal, the Laryngoscope, the Singapore Medical Journal and the Canadian Medical Journal.
In 1993, Dr Pang was awarded the Pathology Distinction and Margaret Ling Ming Yee Award. He was the first prize recipient of the Young ENT Investigator's Award at the Annual ENT Society Meeting in 2002.
In 2003, he received the Dr Lily Neo/People's Association Appreciation Award.
The following year, Dr Pang received the Ministry of Health, Overseas Specialty Training Program Award. He was under the HMDP, Sleep Surgery Fellowship, under the Mentorship of Professor D.J. Terris, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America.
In May 2006, he was awarded the Service Excellence, Star Award, in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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