My husband suffers from sleep apnea and as of now using a CPap machine. He hates it and is not looking forward to using it all his life.
He has schedule surgery in June. I think he’ll get is uvula taken out and part of the pallate taken off to make a wide space. His doctor said it’s not an ‘end all’ solution, but should improve things.
If you have had a surgery for apnea, what kind of surgery was it and how much did your apnea improve?
I have sleep apnea. It took me several days to train myself to use the cpap properly. It does take training and patients to use cpap but if you can get over the fear of having your face covered it is worth it. I have been using my machine for over twelve years now and sleep great. surgery should be his last resort. I know a few that have had it done and has help but it is not guaranteed to work for all. They do have all kinds of mask to use that may work better from full mask that go over the nose and mouth, mask that just go over the nose like I use and even ones that are like the nasal canuals that the hospitals use to give you oxygen. You might want to try one of these first before giving up on cpap. Surgery is permanent and can’t be taken back once it is done and from what I have been told it is a very painful recovery. Hope this helps.
Daniel D
Sorry to hear about your husbands problem. How can you sleep next to him with all the snoring and always waiting for the next stop. I Hope the machine helps on this. The operation is bound to improve the general situation drastically as he will most likely get rid of the machine. He will also get some good sleep again and with this being fitter during the day. By saying it will not be and “end all” solution, I think the doc means, nothing can be guaranteed and while the collapsing velum is a common cause for the apnea, it could be caused by factors.
Good luck to both of you!
I have sleep apnea. It took me several days to train myself to use the cpap properly. It does take training and patients to use cpap but if you can get over the fear of having your face covered it is worth it. I have been using my machine for over twelve years now and sleep great. surgery should be his last resort. I know a few that have had it done and has help but it is not guaranteed to work for all. They do have all kinds of mask to use that may work better from full mask that go over the nose and mouth, mask that just go over the nose like I use and even ones that are like the nasal canuals that the hospitals use to give you oxygen. You might want to try one of these first before giving up on cpap. Surgery is permanent and can’t be taken back once it is done and from what I have been told it is a very painful recovery. Hope this helps.