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Originally Posted by bonbon  Well, I'm glad they were finally able to figure out what's been going on! I only know the little I've read about apnea, which I'm sure is much less than you know. I think I would want to try the dental appliance before having any surgery. Have they had any success with the dental apparatus? Is the surgery similar to what they do for TMJ? |
I know, right! I mean, after the sleep study, they were all "nah! you don't have apnea!" - so I left there SO relieved! So I was totally shocked the other day, and kinda upset that they told me that....I guess I should have waited until the doctor poured over all of the details
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For the *right* people, I think the dental apparatus thingy can be great...I think those only apply though IF your structure problem can be helped by the dental thing. I see an ENT apnea specialist the 19th, so he'll then be able to tell me *what* structure(s) back in my throat is causing this to happen, and then, what interventions would work (ie, dental vs. surgery). I think the dental things also rely on tolerability too...and then you have to have another sleep study to see if they work....man, those dang sleep studies stink, too, lemme tell ya.
The surgery (the bigger one) looks like they bust up your jaw in a few places, then place it further forward, holding it back together w/ plates and pins, as well as removing some soft tissues - very painful recovery, out of work for month, no chewing (!!!). Scares me.