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by mellew5000
Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:16 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: somnoplasty after robotic tongue base reduction?
Replies: 0
Views: 1007

somnoplasty after robotic tongue base reduction?

can you have rfa or somnoplasty a year after robotic tongue base reduction? i had tonsillectomy soft palate reduction also, but my tongue is still falling onto the palate in deep sleep, my improvement is about 85% but i would like to wake up really refreshed some morning,, also should i try aveotsd?...
by mellew5000
Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: tongue tied procedure. anyone had it?
Replies: 9
Views: 2914

Re: tongue tied procedure. anyone had it?

AIRvance System for Obstructive Sleep Apnea The AIRvance™ System enables surgical treatment of tongue- and hyoid-based obstructive sleep apnea. WHAT IT IS AIRvance System for Obstructive Sleep Apnea ent-repose_postop To treat obstructive sleep apnea, the AIRvance Tongue Suspension helps prevent the ...
by mellew5000
Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: tongue tied procedure. anyone had it?
Replies: 9
Views: 2914

Re: tongue tied procedure. anyone had it? 2014 update

Mel walsh, For sleep apnea patients, one major reason why the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) procedure works only 40% of the time is because tongue collapse wasn't addressed. Once you add a tongue base procedure, success rates go up to about 80%. There are a number of options for tongue collapse, ...
by mellew5000
Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep surgery
Replies: 10
Views: 1456

Re: Sleep surgery

ye i have had it also had soft palate reduction about 90% uccessful i weigh 60 kilo, it tough surgery but was worth it, i might need my tongue tied just to stop it dalling back on my palate a little .
by mellew5000
Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:15 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: tongue tied procedure. anyone had it?
Replies: 9
Views: 2914

tongue tied procedure. anyone had it?

Get tongue-tied to silence the snoresTongue tying may be the answer to snoring and sleep apnoea. Surgeons are now testing a new device which effectively pulls the tongue closer to the jaw bone, and opens up the airways. They say early results are promising.It's been estimated that as many as one in ...
by mellew5000
Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:04 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: chest pains from cpap?
Replies: 8
Views: 3856

chest pains from cpap?

hi i stopped my cpap auto last week after i woke up with chest pains, i went to a & e had two ekgs done which were normal, then a chest xray which showed a shaped c where the cpap pressure had messed up my lung, i have pain on both sides but on the right when i breathe in and also on the left where ...
by mellew5000
Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: attachment??
Replies: 1
Views: 1197

attachment??

where do i attach file on reply please. anyone help??
by mellew5000
Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: remstar settings smart card read
Replies: 0
Views: 488

remstar settings smart card read

yy machine is set at four which my doctors know about, i would like someone to interpid my smart card reading and advise me on correct setting for my machine, i have the file smart card results in my email attachment, can anyone please read the result for me, im so frustrated, and tired, gerard
by mellew5000
Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: attachment
Replies: 3
Views: 919

attachment

i cant seem to put a attacmment on here??