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anyone had successful turbinate reduction surgery

Post by neworleans49 » Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:35 pm

did it help u with cpap
did it help u to stop using cpap

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Re: anyone had successful turbinate reduction surgery

Post by ChicagoGranny » Mon Dec 02, 2013 5:47 pm

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Post by Broken Bob » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:08 am

Yes-I had deviated septum and turbinate reduction surgery in June 2013. I had been fighting with my mask for a year and half. Couldn't sleep with it, couldn't sleep with out. I have had nasal issues all my life (70 years) called it Ohio Valley nose. After about month and half heal time I could breathe. Greatest feeling in the world. I sleep much better and definitely feel better.
Did it cure my apnea--no, at least I don't think so. I use sleepyhead software to monitor and it still indicates I have apnea. I am now able to sleep with my mask all night. My surgeon said that this surgery does not guarantee cure from apnea. My next goal is to get a new sleep study but first I have to find a new Doc as I am totally dissatisfied with the one I have.

My surgery was totally pain free, wish it had been available years ago.

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Post by Denial Dave » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:23 am

sure!! everyone here has had successful surgery....

That's why we're here discussing mask leaks, hose covers and interpreting nightly data.



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Post by ChicagoGranny » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:30 am

Did it cure my apnea--no, at least I don't think so.
As pointed out by others in a few of those links I provided above, this surgery is not done to cure sleep apnea.

The purpose of this surgery is to open up the nasal airway.

Blockages that cause sleep apnea are not in the nose. Typically blockages that cause sleep apnea are between the tongue and soft palate.
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Post by 49er » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:36 am

Broken Bob,

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Not to hijack the thread, but like you, I have had nasal issues all my life and so far, have been unable to stay asleep on the machine for any significant amount of time in several months despite trying a "million" remedies. I intend to try a few more but if they don't work, I am going to consult with an ENT about having surgery.

By you sharing a similar type story, it gives me confidence I am thinking correctly. Of course, I realize I would have to make sure I have a good ENT and that nothing is guaranteed. Hopefully, it doesn't come to that point but if it does, it does.

neworleans49, nasal surgery has never cured sleep apnea as far as I know. I am definitely not expecting it to if I undergo surgery. All I care about is being able to use the mask.

You are asking a good question that too bad more people don't ask before having surgery. Denial Dave means well with his post but I know from personal experience when you have a million things going on in your life, you don't always recognize the hints that would answer your question.

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Post by Denial Dave » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:48 am

I apologize if I offended anyone..... I tried to inject some devilish humor in response to an unregistered posters question

Again, I apologize if my response offended anyone


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Post by ChicagoGranny » Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:16 am

Denial Dave wrote:I apologize if I offended anyone..... I tried to inject some devilish humor in response to an unregistered posters question

Again, I apologize if my response offended anyone
I like it and for all we know neworleans49 appreciated your remark.

One of 49er's hobbies is calling others out and then feeling morally superior.
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Re: anyone had successful turbinate reduction surgery

Post by Uncle_Bob » Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:37 am

I had it done. but i still need cpap but I no longer get congestion and my pressure has been lower since the surgery.

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Post by 49er » Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:41 am

Denial Dave wrote:I apologize if I offended anyone..... I tried to inject some devilish humor in response to an unregistered posters question

Again, I apologize if my response offended anyone
Thanks for clarifying.

Unfortunately, I had a literal moment which messed up your humor. I hate it when it happens to me and here I do it to you. My apologies.

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Post by chunkyfrog » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:03 pm

The "success" data coming from surgeons may be misleading, largely due to their definition of "success".
Discussion forums like this one, are inhabited largely by people whose problems still exist, even if there was surgery.
Some improvement has been observed; and a very few have had disastrous results.
Any outstanding surgical success stories (if there are any) are unlikely to be found here.
If you are looking for more information, look for scholarly articles from educational institutions.
Avoid any that may appear biased, due to profit--it is not inexpensive.

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Post by StuUnderPressure » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:27 pm

Uncle_Bob wrote:I had it done. but i still need cpap but I no longer get congestion and my pressure has been lower since the surgery.
If it could do just those 2 things for me, I would have it done.

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Post by Dale92 » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:37 pm

I had turbinate reduction on one side and deviated septum corrected during one surgery to improve my breathing which it did greatly prior to starting cpap. A couple of years ago I had turbinate reduction on the other side to help clear that side up. I breath much better now all around and still require cpap to sleep. It helped my quality of life but did nothing for my apnea numbers. I found it was well worth having the surgery. I had a good surgeon who was careful to not remove too much of my turbinate so I did not end up with dry nose. I hope you have a good outcome with your surgery.
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Post by mon » Fri Dec 06, 2013 4:23 pm

I haven't had the surgery. I believe I probably need it but if I have the CPAP on 7cm of pressure immediately I start using it, I can breath. As soon as I lie down, my nose blocks, so starting the CPAP ramp on 4 or anything less than 7 doesn't push through the blockage. Starting the ramp on 7 does the trick.