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Re: What to do next?

Posted by seattlebill on December 28, 2005 at 07:00:11:

In Reply to: What to do next? posted by eyeswideopen on December 28, 2005 at 01:41:56:

The first thing you need is solid data to establish the degree of apnea that you may or may not have.

If you go to Stanford, you can get a consult +/- another scoping in the office. I think they can make sense of the data that you get at home. Since they are the world recognized (or at least the pioneers in the field of sleep surgery) experts, what they find and recommend should put your thoughts (and the thoughts of those around you) at rest. This will take a long weekend.

As far as ENTs go...they are the same here. They will recommend and do what is familiar (what they were trained to do in residency)...not always the most efficacious treatment. Procedures do have side-effects and costs...even comparatively minor ones. But, even the Stanford guys like to proceed in phased step-wise fashion following one procedure after another leading to the more extreme procedures if needed.

Don't "harsh your mellow," proceed in stepwise fashion. Collect data. Get opinions (multiple if need be) from people you trust. Go from there.

Best wishes,

Bill

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