Hi, I went to an ENT for snoring and after a sleep study I have found that I have severe sleep apnea. I'm on a CPAP machine but am not doing well because I find it uncomfortable and keep trying to take it off and I also like to lay on my side but towards my stomach a bit and it pushes the CPAP off a bit causing air to blow on my face.
I saw the ENT with hopes that a surgery or other procedure can be done to avoid a CPAP machine and I still feel this way. The doctor wanted to first wait and try to get the CPAP working better but when I told him that I have trouble breathing through my nose during the day also, they said they will go ahead and do the septoplasty since I have a deviated septum. As well they are doing a turbinectomy, which I guess is to widen your nasal passages. He also spoke of doing a tonsilectomy and something to do with my tongue and throat but can only do so much in one surgery so they would see how this does first and then try the rest if needed. I was really dissapointed because I wanted to get all surgery done at once to avoid multiple surgeries.
My question is, he didn't mention Adeniods at all and I read that can be a factor as well. Is there any reason why he may not have mentioned them? And if he is going to work on my septum already could he do adenoids at the same time or is it better to do those at the same time as tonsils as they are done with children? My son had sleep apnea too but he is 5. The solution for him was to take out his tonsils and adenoids and it was a complete success for him. I'm going to the same doctor but he didnt mention the adeniods and just wondering if there's a reason why.
Thanks,
Neofree