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Originally Posted by carnutzzz
Sleep study showed 10 episodes per hour, which puts me in the mild category. Blood oxygen level never dropped below 91%, which is good. I'm just not getting very good sleep it seems.
My current anatomy seems to be causing the problem. I have huge tonsils. Dr. wants to remove them.
I also have a deviated septum, and thus the Dr. wants to do some nasal work. This is a highly recommended Dr. who I am extremely impressed with so far.
What do I need to know before going through with this?
About me- I'm 34, single, in good shape
Thanks,
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10 years ago I had the same diagnoses. The doctor said there are options - you can have surgery and there is a % (forgot number but the odds were not so great for success) chance that the problem will be fixed and never come back.
The other option was using a CPAP machine. If you don't mind using the machine, he said, the cure is 100%.
I went for the machine and never looked back and have never slept a night without it since. It really did change my life.
There were big differences in your situation and mine worth noting. I was 50 and married a long time. My wife is the one who pushed me to see a doctor about the problem in the first place.
If I were 30 and single - I don't know. I cant imagine, at 30, bringing home a young lady and having to sleep with my machine hooked up. At that age I would have given the surgery a longer look. Plus today maybe the surgery is even better - don't know. The one truth is that the machine takes care of the problem 100% - if you can sleep with it. I have determined that those who say they tried the machine and couldn't sleep with it really don't have SA in the first place. Seems like today that they are handing them out like they did braces for teeth years ago. If you really do have sleep apena then you need help as it is a life saver. I was, at 50, slimmer and fit and not the "typical" looking patient. Still not too overweight or in terrible shape.
Good luck. If you have it, do take some action.