Re: sleep apnea and palate expansion

[Guest guest]

--- hi brenda

I have sleep apnea and I am 53. I am having surgery on the 29th

to advance my lower and upper jaw to open my airway more as I have

small lower jaw apparantly this is quite successful. I tried CPAP

machine but could not cope with this. I have tried a splint on my

braces to keep lower jaw forward at night and have been able to

breath better with that but jaw advancement seems the best option

for me.

I do not know what surgery you are having so I dont know if you or

your mother have a similar problem. I dont know if this is of any

help to you. Good luck anyway I hope everything goes well for you.

regards Jeannie

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<brendergrrl@g...> wrote:

>

> Does anyone have aleep apnea?

>

> My mom has it, and cannot use the CPAP machine because the

pressure on her

> palate would be too much..... She had a portion of her palate

removed (about

> 30 years ago) and I'm worried that if I have sleep apnea too, I

won't be

> able to treat it due to the surgery. I think I might try to have a

sleep

> study done before I start in on the surgeries. I don't know if

it's genetic

> (still researching) but apparently quite a few of my relatives

have it as

> well.

>

> I have a plastic surgeon consultation at the beginning of

December, shortly

> after my OMS consultation and after my first tightening for my

braces. My

> teeth do seem to be moving, and the braces are annoying me less,

and I can

> use less wax than previously.

>

> brenda

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

There have been a number of people on these sites who have had

surgery for sleep apnea, and I think they were all successful - no

more CPAP machines.

>

> Does anyone have aleep apnea?

>

> My mom has it, and cannot use the CPAP machine because the

pressure on her

> palate would be too much..... She had a portion of her palate

removed (about

> 30 years ago) and I'm worried that if I have sleep apnea too, I

won't be

> able to treat it due to the surgery. I think I might try to have a

sleep

> study done before I start in on the surgeries. I don't know if

it's genetic

> (still researching) but apparently quite a few of my relatives

have it as

> well.

>

> I have a plastic surgeon consultation at the beginning of

December, shortly

> after my OMS consultation and after my first tightening for my

braces. My

> teeth do seem to be moving, and the braces are annoying me less,

and I can

> use less wax than previously.

>

> brenda

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

There have been a number of people on these sites who have had

surgery for sleep apnea, and I think they were all successful - no

more CPAP machines.

>

> Does anyone have aleep apnea?

>

> My mom has it, and cannot use the CPAP machine because the

pressure on her

> palate would be too much..... She had a portion of her palate

removed (about

> 30 years ago) and I'm worried that if I have sleep apnea too, I

won't be

> able to treat it due to the surgery. I think I might try to have a

sleep

> study done before I start in on the surgeries. I don't know if

it's genetic

> (still researching) but apparently quite a few of my relatives

have it as

> well.

>

> I have a plastic surgeon consultation at the beginning of

December, shortly

> after my OMS consultation and after my first tightening for my

braces. My

> teeth do seem to be moving, and the braces are annoying me less,

and I can

> use less wax than previously.

>

> brenda

>

>

>