Few years back I had obstructive SA. The CPAP did nothing but make my throat sore no matter how well humidified the air was. SO, I didn't use it.

After a couple years of the affects on my sleep and general health I went to a ENT surgeon and had the surgery to correct the following,

Straightened my nose (septum?) inside
removed my tonsils
removed the uvula (sp?)
general clean up in the sinus areas
elctro shocked the back of the tongue to kill the high spot so the dead cells would be removed by the body,
and trimmed my palette.

At 40 getting my tonsils out..........OUCH!

7 days couldn't swallow anything but water, liquid hydrocodone, and pudding.

Was it worth it? YES, apenea gone, oxygen levels back up, andhave felt great as far as the sleep improvement went.....until Iraq and i got a little dose of PTSD, but thats another story.

IF offered, I would do it, in my case it worked.

Stu

PS I was out of the Army when I developed this and then had this done and paid for by insurance, then few years later the Army let me re-enlist (Guard) I showed them the surgical report and improved sleep study, let me right in. Don't know if this helps or really applies but hope it did.

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