It's in my future. Who uses one or a similar version? Did it help with your sleep?

Mine too. I failed my sleep test and have to go back in a few days for the 2nd one.

I had the corrective surgery done. I chose not to sleep with one of those machines.

CWF. What kind of surgery?

Love mine. Took a couple months to get used to it though.

Started with a procedure called snoreplasty. For some people this is all they need. It's injections of Sotrodecol into the back of the throat and the pallet. Basically it creates scar tissue and hardens the pallet and soft fleshy part of the airway. It helped, but was not enough.

 

So the next was removal of Uvula, tonsils, adenoids, and loose tissue. That was 10 years ago, I have no sleep apnea.

 

I have developed a little bit of a nasal passage snore over the last year or so, but saline solution usually takes care of that.

Love mine. Took a couple months to get used to it though.

 

I have two friends who have them, and they have said the exact same thing. One of them said he woke up kind of freaked out to have something on his face two and three times a night for the first handful of days, but since then he's loved it.

There are removable appliances that also fit similar to bite positioners that can extrude the mandible while maintaining the airway and they are mildly adjustable. I've had very good success with them. Need a referral from the sleep study doc to get one approved, but easily made. The TAP-3 is the latest I've made. I will say this, sometimes if you are very overweight and the tissue is full enough, the C-pap is your only option. I've seen the laser tissue removal, it's awful at first but generally effective.

I had the corrective surgery done. I chose not to sleep with one of those machines.

 

I had the surgery and they basically remove everything thing in your throat.

I have a mouth piece That locks my lower jaw. Helps tremendously and less obtrusive than a CPap

I have a mouth piece That locks my lower jaw. Helps tremendously and less obtrusive than a CPap

 

I did that for several years. Eventually started to hurt my teeth.

My wife has one and now I get a great night's sleep!

As a nurse, I look at CPAP machines and think "how can people possibly sleep with those?" The answer I get from people is "Very well"

 

Most people will tell you they didn't realize how exhausting it is to start and stop breathing all night, especially when the didn't know they were doing it. A CPAP machine helps people sleep deeper and feel rested the next day.

Mine too. I failed my sleep test and have to go back in a few days for the 2nd one.

 

Why do you need a 2nd test? If you failed the test they should have ordered you a c-pap machine right then.

Why do you need a 2nd test? If you failed the test they should have ordered you a c-pap machine right then.

 

If I remember correctly, after the test you go back and they monitor you all night to determine the pressure setting you will need on your machine.

 

I have never known anyone to not fail the test. Pretty much if you're in for a test, you need it. I suspect it's just a revenue producing night.