I have other techniques as well. Let me know if you're interested. I am definitely interested, thanks. Which PowerBreathe model did you get? I have seen different ones Totally understand that this should be considered complimentary therapy. 49er I got the POWERbreathe Plus 1 Light Black from chponl...

[ I will definitely look into the Power Lung and Power Breath treatments that you mentioned. Heck, if I thought crystals would prevent awakenings, I would look into it. Sorry you have had such a tough time and I hope the PowerBreath treatment continues to work for you. Thanks. I've been doing these...

And after a decade of trying surgeries, dental devices, breathe-rite strips, nose sprays, vitamins, and every quack treatment around (PowerLung, Alpha-Stim, Nozovent...), I'm glad to hear that things are working out for you. As the person who recommended PowerLung to you, however, it's disheartenin...

THanks for you response. I do not think that I have delayed sleep phase syndrome, partly because I usually fall asleep relatively fast and have lots of dreams. The problem now, is that I wake up every 2 hours or so, and often upon awakening at 4 or 5, I am unable fall asleep for whatever reason, I ...

Sometimes sleep problems can mess with your Circadian rhythms. Having such a high REM latency is suggestive of delayed sleep phase syndrome--a disorder in which your body's internal clock wants you to go to bed late and wake up late. Our bodies really do have clocks of a sort inside them, and if you...

We had his tonsils out and have him in braces to extend his jaw What kind of braces are those? I'm interested for my kid. I don't know exactly what kind of braces they are. I know he had an expander in his mouth for a few months before getting the braces. His dentist's web site might have something...

Patrissimo - If you are still following this thread, thank you for your thoughtful comments back in December. When I'm in a holding pattern on my therapy, I'm not too consistent at checking in on this forum. It tends to keep me up too late at night After 4 weeks, ASV has improved my daytime energy ...

Cool, I will try it out. For others on the thread: PowerLung offers resistance based exercise for inhaling and exhaling for $100. Most of the other (cheaper) lung exercisers are flow restriction based, as opposed to resistance based, which has not held up in studies, at least that's what this blog ...

4) An MMA with Dr. Li or other Stanford doctors is not a panacea, but it's not going to disfigure you, either. It's just not as radical as people seem to think. I had a small and receding chin before the surgery; now I have a small and non-receding chin, but I don't like my nose. All in all, I'm pr...

I can finally say with a high degree of certainty that I no longer have a sleep breathing disorder. That's great news, phoebe368. I know you've had a long journey, and it's hard when few people understand what you're going through (this includes people with sleep apnea as well). I'm really glad tha...

I I wonder (and I'm just wondering out loud) whether there are predictors of MMA success, such as improvement with CPAP or improvement with a MAD (did you try one?), etc. So far it seems to me like it's a crap shoot as to who will get better and who won't. That's not good enough, IMO. I also had an...

Thanks for a useful and informative post, Java Time. It sounds as if you and I (unfortunately) have a lot in common. There's a book called "Sinus Survival" (don't remember the author's name) in which the author lumps sinusitis, sleep apnea, gerd, and asthma into an inclusive meta-condition called CA...

Yes, that's what makes this challenging to deal with. I read in a book that one should irrigate every day. I thought my sinus infection was cured, so I started using my NeilMed every morning. Sure enough, things got worse, and when I returned to the doctor, a second CT scan said that not only did I ...

Okay, so I do have one more question. I'm torn between feeling lousy from sleeping with the CPAP and having it mess up my nose and feeling lousy from sleeping without the CPAP and getting less restful sleep. I think I'll give it a go with the CPAP and higher humidity and see what happens. So my ques...

Thanks everyone for your replies. Consulting with an ENT for further clarification seems prudent. I have an appointment with a sinus specialist in a few weeks and will make a point of asking what he says about continued CPAP use. In the meantime, I'll probably hold off using it (I went something lik...