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Pat,
My children are not adopted. (I am, thats why Im on here). The oldest one who had night terrors is now 20 and the youngest is now 15. Believe me it was mighty scarey when they were going thru this. They were about two when they started and five when they ended. They would get out of bed when they were a little older and just scream and scream and say things that made no sense at all. I always gave them a glass of water, took them to the bathroom, and held them until they were over it. Another thing, they never remember any of it. They are in fact sleeping. I of course, blamed myself and felt so horrible as I could do nothing about it. I took them to the Dr. and he explained that this is not really that rare of an occurance.
The following is what webmd.com has to say about night terrors. I see that you said your son had to have tubes put in his ears. My oldest one had tonsil and adnoids removed and tubes in his ears. That could also be a factor.
"Frequent episodes of sleepwalking and sleep terrors in children may result from allergies, swollen tonsils, and other factors that interfere with nighttime breathing - and may be cured with surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids."
If you want more info, log onto webmd. They have alot of things to say about it on that site.
I hope Ive helped.
Michelle
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