there are, but the success rate is very low compared to using a CPAP machine.
I've been trying (with little success) to get used to the machine I have (i was diagnosed with sleep apnea a little over a year ago...moving/changing jobs/insurance meant that I only recently got a machine/mask). I think I'm going to look into trying the surgery because I just can't seem to fall asleep with the mask. I think I've given it a fair go...but it's not working out. When I first asked the doc about surgery as an option, he said it only has a 40% success rate (compared with closer to 100% with the cpap machine), so most docs are hesitant to perform the surgery (because it's also supposedly rather painful to go through) unless the patient has given the CPAP route a try. On 1/4/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > are there surgical options for sleep apnea? > > > 47 times a night or 47 times an hour? I have a CPAP machine btw. Makes > > quite a difference in my energy level and general sense of well-being, > > and seems to have reversed some heart issues I was beginning to have. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:190401 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
