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Re: Eear Nose and Throat?

Posted by KevinT53 on August 08, 2002 at 19:45:10:

In Reply to: Eear Nose and Throat? posted by feelingbetter on August 08, 2002 at 17:20:42:

I have experience with both. The ENT's tend to want to do surgery whereas the Sleep Docs will recommend Cpap if you are diagnosed with sleep apnea. I had my primary care doc refer me to a sleep doc who then sent me to a two night sleep study. After it was determined that I had mild sleep apnea, I was given a cpap machine to keep my airway open when I slept. Unfortunately, I had many issues with sinus infections which hampered the effectiveness of the cpap .I went to my ENT who then determined I was a good candidate for somnoplasty and septoplasty procedures. He fixed my deviated septum and basically shrunk the back of my tongue and my upper palate. These procedures reduced my mild apnea to a point where I could do OK without the machine, although my sleep doc thinks I still need it due to the fact that I have trouble during REM sleep. I basically used the best advice from both docs and came out pretty good. I suggest you start with your normal physician and have him/her refer you to a sleep doc. If you do have apnea, try you best to make the cpap machine work for you. If you have trouble with recurrent sinus infections or head colds then I would suggest seeing an ENT! My breathing improved dramatically after my procedures!

Good Luck,
Kevin

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