Re: Sleep Apnea Surgery - any experiences with UPPP?
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I spoke with another doctor in his practice, and he mentioned hyoid (sp?) bone surgery - this is apparently a small bone near the lower jaw that has tongue ligaments attached to it. It can be drawn closer to the front of the jaw, pulling the tongue with it. At the time, it sounded too radical, so I didn't pursue it any further (this was about 5 years ago).
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My doctor recommended this as the surgical option most likely to work. He told me they would break my upper and lower jaws, set them forward a bit and wire me shut for a month.
The success chances were "50-50." I decided to keep my CPAP. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Ironically, I'm guessing that by wiring my jaw shut for 30 days, I'd be on the road to losing enough weight that sleep apnea wasn't a problem anymore. But I'm going to have to go the willpower route on that.
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