I just wanted to add a little information on a personal experience that might help someone. My son was only 2 when I tried to persuaded my doctor (GP) that he wasn't sleeping right. Like Tim, he would wake up a night gasping and almost in a panic. HE snored something feirce for a little tyke. Doc kept saying "he'll outgrow it." After nearly 2 years of hearing this, I took him to a Pediatrician who THAT DAY recommended we go to a ENT specialist.To make a long story very short, a soft tissue x-ray showed that he had excessive lymph tissue at the back of his tongue and large tonsils and adenoids. We went for a sleep study and he quit breathing 102 times that night. We were told that we were lucky that his body recognized the drop in O2 in his blood and woke him up when the tissue collapsed over his airway as he relaxed into a deep sleep.Prior to this, my son was very hyper. It turns out he was sleep deprived - he never reached the deep stage of sleep to get the real rest a body needs. Instead of being sleepy all day and groggy, it affected him the opposite. The kid was bouncing off the walls. I thought I was a bad mom. AFter his surgery (tonsils and adenoids removed, the extra lymph tissue removed) he was a different kid. He gained weight, wan't hyper anymore and developed a much more laid back personality. Incredible what a change.Moral of the story - if you know sometings not right, keep searching until you find a doc to listen. My son is now 17, 6'2" and 230 pounds. He was a prime candidate for crib death, and we were lucky.Keep looking, someone will help you. Good luck.