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Re: Bariatric surgery for apnea?

Posted by sleepy-in-seattle on December 27, 2005 at 13:49:37:

In Reply to: Bariatric surgery for apnea? posted by Thunder Bay on December 26, 2005 at 14:57:24:

Weight can have a significant effect on the *severity* of apnea, although it doesn't seem to be a root cause.

Of course, there appears to be evidence that untreated apnea can affect the metabolism and actually make it difficult to lose weight.

I'll bet you had apnea before gaining weight, but it may have been at a more moderate level. Add the weight, and "all of a sudden" it's severe OSA.

Seattlebill is right in that these procedures are not low risk.

The 'classic' profile for MMA seems to be a combination of small, narrow or receding jaw *coupled with* a large tongue. If you don't have both, or your jaw is lightly receding and your tongue isn't very big, you may not be a good candidate for MMA. However, you really should have a surgical consult to find out (including a laryngoscopy).

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