Posted by Marie on February 22, 2012 at 22:36:59:

In Reply to: Re: My MMA Experience posted by Gremlin on February 22, 2012 at 20:41:35:

Dr. Li said that I have a floppy airway. Post mma surgery, I could still feel my tongue collapsing unless I slept on my side at a 45 degree angle with my head and chin tilted upwards so I think a large part of the obstruction was as the base of tongue. I read that if there was still apnea after mma surgery than it was most likely a base of tongue issue. I asked Dr. Li about possibly doing a genioglossus/hyoid advancement but he said the success rates of these surgeries were not as good as mma and he could not guarantee success. Personally, I also think my brain is very sensitive to respiratory events.

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