My wife ...

coinflipper_21 (imported) wrote: Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:41 am says that I snore loud enough to shake the windows. Indeed, at home, I have sometimes awakened my self by snoring. She also says that I frequently stop breathing...

So, I went to the doctor... and ... no signs of apnea!

I had the same issues and the doctor discovered that I had deviated septum. After the surgery, I no longer snored and I now sleep much better than before. (Also I haven't head a cold ever since.) You should go to an ears, nose and throat specialist. The GPs typically don't know much.

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 3 years ago. I dealt with the problem by obtaining a CPAP machine through my medical aid insurance. Quite expensive little machine. It also helped a lot.

One month ago (4th September) I was operated on by my ENT. He removed my uvula, tonsils and a septoplasty (straightening of cartilage in the nose) to increase the opening of my nose.

My sleep apnea is now cured, for now at least.

YodaNell (imported) wrote: Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:26 am I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 3 years ago. I dealt with the problem by obtaining a CPAP machine through my medical aid insurance. Quite expensive little machine. It also helped a lot.

One month ago (4th September) I was operated on by my ENT. He removed my uvula, tonsils and a septoplasty (straightening of cartilage in the nose) to increase the opening of my nose.

My sleep apnea is now cured, for now at least.

I had a septoplasty too, last year, and it helped me to sleep well though out the night, without snoring. Plus I did not have any head colds since.

Wow!

I never heard good stuff from septoplasty procedures.

One ENT I knew would say, "Only God can make a good septum".

Girls would complain of shifting after about a year. This was back in the '70's, 80's, time.

Did they change anything in the procedure to improve the outcomes?

M.O.T.'s have lots of septoplasties. Especially the blond ones.

Moi

Night Walkers -pacing at night after an hour of failure to fall asleep -

don't have Sleep Apnea