FWIW, I got your joke. I was kinda thinking the same thing when I saw the post. I guess perverted minds think alike.
So I had a heart attack.
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I got a CPAP back in December. I got the pillow verison and sometime my seal will break and I have to fix it but I do breath better. I have not slept a night without since I got it. I was having 61 occurances an hour on my back and more than 30 on my side. I don't snore at all now.
Glad to hear you are better. I enjoy your articles.
Glad to hear you are better. I enjoy your articles.
The first thinkg that everyone I have talked to that has had this surgery says is that it is very painful. I went to a surgeon who wanted to do this to me, but I think I am favoring the nasal pillows.
What about it, did it hurt?
What about it, did it hurt?
My BIL had it, not I. I'm sure that it's painful and the recovery period wouldn't be pleasant at all. I guess my thought has been that I'd rather have the short, miserable recovery than being saddled with something every night the rest of my life. OTOH, I've had seven orthopedic surgeries alone, so my approach to surgery might not be the same as an average person...
My brother had it and was miserable. He tried wearing the mask but pulled it off in his sleep so it didn't work for him. He also had his jaw broken and moved forward in attempt to make room to breathe. The palate surgery was the last resort. FYI He is 28, 6'1" 175lbs and severe sleep apnea. It's just not overweight people at risk.
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I'll ask him next time I talk to him now that he has had a few months to heal up.
Thanks. As I said above, my BIL had it twice. The first didn't solve the problem. The second time did. He's also very thin, like your brother, maybe even thinner, so it doesn't always come with obesity (just more frequently)...
One of my buddies in Hoover had it a couple of years ago. He credits the surgery with changing his life. He did have a pretty long recovery time and actually talks a little differently now for some reason. But he sleeps better than he did and his wife can actually stay in the room with him.
On the other hand Ms. NT has apnea and decided against the surgery because her doctor told her it was pretty intense. She has a CPAP machine but doesn't use it because it keeps her awake as much as the apnea. I am so used to the snoring it's kind of like living next to railroad tracks... :rolleye2:
Of course, there's a difference in snoring, even loud snoring, and collapse of the soft palate, shutting off the airway. As I said way above, both I and my wife snore when we are very fatigued and sleeping on our backs. I've listened to hers and she mine for the sound of breath interruption. He father had it and my former FIL had it, so we both know the sound. (Both men died in their early 60s of heart attacks.)
