have you or know someone that has benefited from surgery for sleep apnea?
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at
10:31 am
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The only people I know that surgery has been successful for sleep apnea is kids who had their tonsils out. Everyone else surgery has not been successful. The research shows that surgery is less than 50 percent effective. You need to know exactly where the obstruction is. Not an easy task. Then you have to deal with scar tissue.
CPAP treats the sleep apnea 100 percent. It is hard to get use to and takes time. You need to work with the RRT and the dme company but within a month, you should be fine. I am clausterphobic and have worn a mask and used pap therapy for 8 years now. I worked with some great therapist who spent a lot of time with me. I also used the message boards at http://www.sleepnet.com as a support group. Dental devices are also very effective for some people.
The OTC stuff breathrite strips, pillows only mask the symptoms. If your sleep study showed that you only snore on your back the tennis ball trick will work but this is rare.
good luck