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Re: Newbie confused

Posted by Questforsleep on May 22, 2006 at 18:31:23:

In Reply to: Newbie confused posted by tllrxmom3 on May 18, 2006 at 07:25:57:

Your situation is not so bad. I think I will try to give you some good general advice that I have learned from reading this site and from my own experiences and research.

1. Read up on sleep apnea. Best place to start is by going to your library and getting a copy of a book called "The Promise of Sleep", by Dr. Dement. He is the pioneer of sleep medicine, and that book really explains all the jargon in plain English. In the back, there is a good appendix which explains all these abreviations, etc.

2. Try to avoid surgery if possible. If you do opt for surgery, do lots of homework. We are talking about the airway here. Some of the surgeries have poor long term outcomes. If you get any sleep surgery, who you go to really matters big time. Second opinions are a must.

3. Try to get your head around CPAP. Think positively. Learn to love it. In your case, you are in a good situation with CPAP.

4. If you are heavy, try to lose weight. CPAP will help you do this, by giving you energy. One ENT surgeon told me that for every kilogram that you lose, your airway dilates one millimeter.

5. It seems that the foremost authorities on Sleep Apnea are from Stanford University Medical Center, in Palo Alto California. The docs from that university are not named on this site, but often referred to as Dr.P, Dr.L., Dr.R. and so on. They seem to be the best authorities, especially on matters of a surgical nature.

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