elvishasrisen

Hey All,
I have a quick question. I've recently been using a jaw
advancing oral appliance to treat my sleep apnea. I feel that it is
improving my rdi. If so, does this indicate that at least some of my
obstruction is occuring at the base of the tongue? Just curious, as I
am thinking of going in for somnoplasty to shrink the base. Thanks for
any thoughts and responses.

anna leblanc

Don,
That would be a pretty indirect way of knowing about your obstruction. There
are methods of using an endoscopic exam which would give you a much more
direct measurement. But if you are thinking of having surgery done, go to
Google: groups and do a search of the archives of this newsgroup on the word
surgery. You will learn a lot. There seems to be a evidence that surgery
only improves apnea a little.

Also go to the faq associated with this group
http://www.talhost.net/sleep/index.html
Under FAQ follow the links to sleep apnea related questions.

Did a dentist create this jaw advancing appliance for you. Has he/she
suggested a followup sleep study so you can *know* whether or not your rdi
has improved?

Let us know.

Anna


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