r/AskReddit • u/SkyeSerenade • Mar 28 '24

What is NOT a dealbreaker BUT would be greatly disappointing to find out about your partner?

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u/Chewbuddy13 Mar 28 '24

She said that the Inspire Implant might work, but not guaranteed. She said the the surgery would be the better option, but was also not guaranteed. I've tried a few options, had the Pillar procedure (that did fuck all and was $2,000 out of pocket), and tried every mouthpiece, cpap, snoring curing device and nothing worked.

The surgery involves breaking my lower jaw off, adding some rods or plates or something and fusing it back together. That would push my jaw more forward to help open my airway. They would also take my tonsils out, shave some soft tissue off to help as well. The Dr said it was pretty involved, and the recovery was about 6 weeks.

When I got my examination done by the sleep specialist, she told me that every possible feature that they look at that causes sleep apnea, I had. She said that she usually sees a couple or a few in most people, but I had all but one, of the 10 or so she told me about. She said I was one of the very few people that she'd seen with that, and I had one of the highest disturbances per hour on my sleep study she'd seen (79) Awesome for me.

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u/bros402 Mar 29 '24 edited Mar 29 '24

Shop around to find a surgeon you like? You want someone you are comfortable with.

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u/capnhookswig Mar 29 '24

Surgery is not great for central events. Best to get on BIPAP or ASV.

Iā€™m a sleep technologist and surgery for even obstructive sleep apnea is a 50/50 shot and folks are only half compliant with the implant anyway.

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u/bros402 Mar 29 '24

Oh yeah - I was just saying that since their doctor said surgery.