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Posted by TAB on February02, 2000 at 11:34:39:

I'm a 31 year old male and weigh 185 pounds. I was diagnosed with sleep hypopnea in June 1998 (after initial onset of symptoms in Oct. 97). At that time, I tried tying tennis balls on the back of my t-shirt at night to keep from sleeping on my back. For six months I felt great. Then, almost overnight, I began feeling fatigued and lightheaded every day. Symptoms got much worse. After a year of back and forth visits to the ENT, neurologist, oral surgeon, etc., I've been told:

- I am a chronic mouth breather. I don't have a deviated septum but cannot breath through my nose at night.
- my palate is smaller than most because I had eight teeth removed when I was sixteen. Thus, my tongue takes up a lot of space and falls back in my throat.
- a geniohyoid procedure might be effective for moving my tongue forward and increasing airway in throat by 7 extra mm.
- uppp surgery not recommended by my ENT. He says it might negatively affect my voice.
- wife says that she does not want me to spend rest of my life on cpap (although, it sounds like this is a great fix for most folks). I'm ready to try it (even for an interim fix) just to feel normal again.
- I have restless legs syndrome and am on mirapex. By the way, the drug isn't working for me.

QUESTION: is there anyone out there who has a similar case history who can offer advice on what has "worked" for them? I keep hearing conflicting things about the success of various surgical procedures. What makes me nervous is that many postings on this site refer to a person's surgery, a period of recovery where they feel good again, and then a reversal to the old set of symptoms. Only CPAP appears to have long-standing success. Any ideas? My life is miserable. Please help!

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