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Re: CPAP bad, surgery good?

Posted by D.H. on July 30, 2003 at 23:56:10:

In Reply to: CPAP bad, surgery good? posted by BB on July 30, 2003 at 20:44:15:

Surgery is not reversible. CPAP can be discontinued. Furthermore, it sounds like your condition is so severe that surgery would be high-risk. You should revisit CPAP. This time, make sure that you're using a heated humdifier.

If you really can't use CPAP, you should post in the non-CPAP forum.

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