Sir NoddinOff wrote:I recently read somewhere that humans are the only animals who get disruptive sleep apnea. This is because when our early ancestors came down out of the trees and stood upright

If your theory were true, ALL humans would have apnea?

roster wrote: It will be interesting to see what your overnight pulse/ox study shows.

Doctor ordered 1 liter of 02 at night along with a decongestant spray and return in a few months. I am ok with this but I believe surgery will be required for optimum sleep.

Don't let them scare you. It sounds like you could get great relief from this surgery and you have a doctor who has heavy experience. I had the surgery about ten years ago and it was a wonderful thing for my overall health. There were no expectations that it would cure sleep apnea and I still use C...

KristiSkis: Some of those old horror stories you were reading on this forum about turbinate reduction surgery were probably mine. My surgery was over two decades ago , all in the bad old days. It was a pretty awful experience, however I won't bore everybody with the details once again. On the other...

Hi everyone, I went to my ENT this morning to ask about my in home pulse/ox results, my sleeping on my back after surgery and if some sleep on my side would be ok.. Well, I never got to that question because when he came in the room, he immediately said we should try oxygen at night because accordin...

OP, maybe you don't need full-blown surgery; if you're afraid of major surgery (general anesthesia, potentially damaging modifications) maybe you could have the same benefits with a much simpler procedure like what I had: http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/t90536/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=59128& . McSleep...

There is a chance that you have both enlarged turbinates/deviated septum and sleep apnea (I did). It will be interesting to see what your overnight pulse/ox study shows. The study will not be a conclusive positive or negative diagnosis of sleep apnea but it could lead your doctor to order a polysom...

3 years ago I had 4 procedures done: turbinate resection, polyp removal, deviated septum and opening/cleaning out of frontal sinus. First off let me tell you I am NOT a good candidate for anything that deals with pain. The day and after surgery was fine - minor discomfort but VERY manageable. The n...

Hello, I have been a breathing sufferer for several years now. I have a hard time breathing at night through my right nostril. Left isn't quite as bad. After many doctor visits, antibiotics, decongestanats, sprays and getting a CT which showed no infection I finally decided it was time to see an ENT...