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Trying my best using state of the art. CPAP only gets me 60% of the way there in terms of feeling rested (which is a common occurrence according to one of the best sleep surgeons in the world).

Surgery is intense and also costs 100k (it is out of network for every major PPO insurance). The most likely to be successful procedure entails painfully breaking your jaw and moving it forward with metal plates. The recovery is brutal and requires a month long Soylent diet. Other procedures involve iteratively carving out more and more soft tissue in your tonsils until there is no more obstruction.

Sleep apnea treatment is still a pretty unsolved problem in medicine. Only half of patients end up complying with wearing the very uncomfortable CPAP breathing mask for more than four hours a night, most can't even tolerate it at all.




Be certain to try all possible CPAP masks, the sleep center should Let you try one after another. Different masks work for different people. Every type of mask has unique problems, so be sure to visit various forums and search for clues.

Also there is a dental appliance that pushes the lower jaw forward to open the airways. Look into that. If your insurance doesnt cover it you can buy an off-label "anti-snore" boil-and-bite device that does the same thing.


Are you overweight? Do you eat a simple diet that takes account of possible allergies? Do you get a lot of exercise? Do you work at a desk job in a hunched position that has curved your spine and pushed vertebrae into your throat?


> Are you overweight?

No. I weigh 150 lbs (6 feet tall), same since high school.

> Do you eat a simple diet that takes account of possible allergies?

No allergies, and I'm doing better now with diet.

> Do you get a lot of exercise?

I run 2-3 days a week (2-3 miles per run). Used to be a state competitor in high school for distance running.

> Do you work at a desk job in a hunched position that has curved your spine and pushed vertebrae into your throat?

Absolutely. I sit at my desk 10+ hours a day, and my posture definitely could be a hell of a lot better.




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