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Re: CPAP or Somnoplasty?

Posted by Hugh Solaas on May 17, 1998 at 19:15:58:

In Reply to: Re: CPAP or Somnoplasty? posted by Bob O'Brien on May 17, 1998 at 11:38:10:

Bob,
sounds like you might not have serious apnea now, but you sound like a candidate. Apnea gets worse as you age (and, perhaps, put on a few more pounds!) I had been a snorer all my life, but the apnea didn't start bothering me until I was around 47 yrs. old. With me, it advanced so gradually that I didn't notice it until I began falling asleep at the wheel while driving and dozing off in business meetings.
If you just have a snoring problem, I understand there are some good laser surgery techniques for that which are relatively painless and don't require a lot of time to recover.
You need to see a good ENT doc fot that. Your HMO probably doesn't give a damn that you snore.

Best of luck to you!

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