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Help! SARPE and Apnea???

Posted by brandyleigh35 on January 20, 2006 at 21:57:25:

I have upper airwary resistance sleep apnea. I was waking 25-30 time an hour at my sleep study. I have been using an OASYS appliance for almost a year now and love it...it has truly given me my life back.

I've decided I don't want to use an appliance for the rest of my life, so I'm aggressively pursuing jaw surgery. It will be a long road, but worth it in the end I believe. Here is my question. I go in for a SARPE next month (Surgically assisted Rapid Palate Expansion.) I will be wearing an expansion appliance for roughly 5 months, followed up by full orthodontics, and then a bilateral saggital split osteonomy the following year. Due to the surgery I will not be able to wear my sleep appliance for the whole 4-5 months during this procedure. I have heard that it can affect your nose breathing for up to a week or more. If I can't breath through my nose, and my jaw falls back at night and blocks my airways how will I be able to sleep and breath?? Has anyone ever had this done and had this similar concerns?

I have never used CPAP...doesn't the airflow go through your sinuses though? Do you think this might be an option during this time frame. I really can't go back to not sleeping. This is my biggest concern regarding the whole procedure. Any suggestions or advice you folks can give would be greatly appreciated! Thank you

Brandy

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