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Re: getting use to cpap for the first time

Posted by scrib on April 27, 1998 at 14:25:19:

In Reply to: Re: getting use to cpap for the first time posted by Asghar Shah on April 26, 1998 at 16:15:15:

Shah,
In going through my stage of denial with regard to
being diagnosed w/OSA, I asked for and was referred to an Ear,Nose,Throat surgeon for a consult on surgery. That consultation and a bit of web surfing convinced me surgery was not the answer. Why? Surgery can certainly be used to control the actual snoring but has not shown itself to be very effective in curing or minimizing OSA. Keep in mind snoring is a subset of OSA not the other way around so you can cure snoring but it is not likely to cure the OSA, whereas if you could cure the OSA the snoring would likely cease. Success rates on the various surgical procedures seem to be in the 50-60% range which didn't meet my level of expectations. Also there are some side effects to the surgery which I didn't want to live with (voice change, possible repeat surgery) or through (severe pain for 1-2 weeks).

As far as cleaning all the mask parts, hoses, filters, etc., I have found through my own laziness that weekly cleaning of everything is not necessary. The mask yes, but the rest of it I procrastinate and do it when I feel like it. May not be what all the experts recommend but it works for me.

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