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Re: CPAP bad, surgery good?

Posted by rkf on July 31, 2003 at 04:47:18:

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

I had the somno. Didn't do much for the apnea but it raised the night time O2 sat a few points. I had the GA which reduced the apnea from almost 90 to around 40, O2 sat went to over 92. Had the MMA April 3. Still not sleeping through the night but I have dreams nightly which even during the 2 plus years on cpap, bipap, autopap, I would only dream once every 5 weeks or so. It may take a year to "re-learn" how to sleep.

OSA is normally not just one thing but a combination of causes. That is why the Stanford Protocol was developed. Each procedure, by itself, has moderate success rate (50 to 70%). However, when used in conjunction with others, the success rate has been as high as 90 plus. Problem is they get more and more invasive and people usually get impatient or discouraged and give up before they reach the point where things work. Unfortunately some of the procedures may cause xpap to be less effective. In my case the airway has been enlarged from 6mm to slightly over 17mm. Also, the GA and MMA sound a lot more painful than they are. With each, I quit using pain meds after two days. I haven't had the UPPP but I understand the pain from it is terrible.

Tough choices, good luck.

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