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rowan · 03-12-2005, 08:25 PM

I've tried a couple of things,

1. uvulapalatopharyngoplasty (I think that's the right word)

I had huge tonsils and a flappy palate, so this op got rid of them. It was incredibly painful, but a couple of weeks after the op when it subsided I was literally bouncing off the walls each morning. I felt GREAT! That only lasted about 3 weeks though, probably because I started putting back on the weight that I lost due to the op...

2. CPAP

This worked for a couple of days but after that I would wake up with my nose blocked and gasping for air (since you can't breathe through your mouth when the CPAP is going). It has never worked since, and now I have a constantly stuffy and sometimes runny nose, even in the middle of summer. It has definitely done some long term damage.

I think the best way to treat it is fairly simple in principle, although it may not be so simple in practice: lose weight. I'm not diving into a diet but I'm slowly weaning myself off things like chocolate (I find a cucumber is a good substitute if I feel like a snack)

BTW my wife never told me that I was gasping for air, she only ever complained about my snoring. It wasn't until I went on camp that someone else told me about it and I became VERY concerned!

03-12-2005, 08:25 PM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	I've tried a couple of things, 1. uvulapalatopharyngoplasty (I think that's the right word) I had huge tonsils and a flappy palate, so this op got rid of them. It was incredibly painful, but a couple of weeks after the op when it subsided I was literally bouncing off the walls each morning. I felt GREAT! That only lasted about 3 weeks though, probably because I started putting back on the weight that I lost due to the op... 2. CPAP This worked for a couple of days but after that I would wake up with my nose blocked and gasping for air (since you can't breathe through your mouth when the CPAP is going). It has never worked since, and now I have a constantly stuffy and sometimes runny nose, even in the middle of summer. It has definitely done some long term damage. I think the best way to treat it is fairly simple in principle, although it may not be so simple in practice: lose weight. I'm not diving into a diet but I'm slowly weaning myself off things like chocolate (I find a cucumber is a good substitute if I feel like a snack) BTW my wife never told me that I was gasping for air, she only ever complained about my snoring. It wasn't until I went on camp that someone else told me about it and I became VERY concerned!