Has anyone had throat surgery for sleep apnea?
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I had the uvula and most of the soft pallet removed - my deviated spetum worked on. The recovery was rough and took about a week before I could eat solids again. Before the surgery my wife and I could not sleep inthe same room together. Now I still snore and we sleep head to foot but its worth it. I only sore loud when i drink or when Im super tired .... \n\nProblems hmm thats funny - I cant chug a beer any more it foams and comes out my nose.  Some times I'll gag on salavia - Not sure why but I did nt do that before the surgery.
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Yes, the strips seem to help.  There is also a spray that you spray in your mouth before going to bed - you can get it without a prescription.  some say it helps.\n\nSome people need surgery to reduce snoring.\n\nIf you are overweight, lost weight.  It often reduces snoring.\n\nSleeping on your side or stomach rather than your back often reduces snoring.\n\nSome people say the special pillows help - I haven't found that they do.\n\nCan someone tell you whether you sort of stop breathing when you snore, then after several seconds take a big breath and snort and start all over again?  If you do, that is called sleep apnea and is very serious, even life threatening.  If you have sleep apnea, and some snorers do, see your doctor.\n\nCheck out the website I've attached.  It has lots of information.  Good luck with it.
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It is very difficult surgery.  The only person I knew personally who had it died a few years after the surgery.
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Sometimes when your tonsils have been removed you can still get a throat infection where the tonsils once were. I have also heard of tonsils growing back!!! Although I dont know if this is true.
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I'm 27 and I just had my tonsils out 3 weeks ago.  My tonsils were huge & I was getting tonsilliths - plus everytime I get strep it gets worse & worse.  In most people your adenoids shrink as you get older (sometimes they don't) - mine were fine so I didn't end up having the adenoidectomy. \n\nThe day after the surgery, my throat hurt but all in all I felt fine.  I cleaned my car out, washed it, etc.  My doctor had told me I would need 2 weeks off of work and at that point I was thinking "yeah right".  \n\nIf you're that kind of person (thinking "I'll be fine") - heed your doctor's advice!!!!  You will NEED the full 2 weeks!)  I originally only took 1 week (had the surgery on a Tuesday and took the rest of the week off).  I ended up missing most of the 2nd week anyway.\n\nHere's why:\n\nAbout the 3rd day post surgery, it felt like I got hit by a truck.  I felt AWFUL.  My throat, tongue, ears and head hurt like hell.  Here's how you feel (not to scare you) - it's like you have a migraine, double ear infection & huge canker sores in the back of your throat.  You have to be careful not to eat things with salt or spices because it kills your throat!!  I just wanted to sleep.  Cold food (ice cream etc.) was NOT soothing to me.  I wanted chicken noodle soup (warm - NOT HOT - food)\n\nAfter about the 10th day, I felt much better.  The worst part about the whole ordeal was the ear pain.  My ENT said that most people call on about the 6th day complaining of the ear pain.  It still hurts when I yawn (like there's a sprained muscle in my throat) & food doesn't taste right but other then that I'm fine.  \n\nI've had TONS of ear problems (cholesteatoma, ear bone reconstruction etc.) - I don't know how much those were associated with the tonsil stuff.  Since my last ear surgery in February of 2005 I've been fine w/ the ear stuff and since it's only been 3 weeks, I can't really answer the question about ear/throat problems being better just yet. \n\nHope this helps & didn't scare you - let me know if you have any other questions.
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I don't think so.  The only options I've heard about are open and closed--which is whether they open you up with 1 big incision and do the work by hand or do a bunch of little incisions and do the work via a camera.  But it's major surgery lasting for hours.  You can't be awake.  I think the open one is quicker but it's also harder to heal.\nThey may do something else to have her lose weight first--like a hospital stay and liquid diet, jaws wired shut, etc. and/or maybe use a different anesthesia.\nAs long as the doctors KNOW she has a history of dying while she's under, they know to look for it.\nThere's a lot of surgery info on the obesity help website, maybe there's someone there with a similar history.\nGood luck to her.
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Because of your age it will take you a bit longer to recover from surgery but I had a tonsillectomy at the age of nine and haven't suffered any of the symptoms since ....precautions; I would advise :- that after surgery be careful to keep your ears covered just for about a week after as your jaw will have been dislocated through surgery and you're susceptible to ear infections as a result. As for foods its better for recovery to get back to usual foods asap after surgery, altho painful to swallow at times, it actually aids recovery. xx
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I suggest you try the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association's website.  The correct treatment depends on the cause of your snoring and they have simple tests on their site that will help you find what's causing your problem and so help you tailor the treatment accordingly.  They are also very nice people so you can give them a call if the website is not crystal clear.\n\nHope that helps.
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My tonsils had to be removed because they were always infected.\n\nI was in the second grade. I brought them to show and tell. I remember I was very sore and couldn't speak and it really hurt to swallow. I ate lots of vanilla pudding and I got a lot of presents, including a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles watch. Mom said when I opened that present it was the first time she had seen me smile since the surgery.
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surgical excision of ur tonsills called tonsillectomy has got nothing to do with ur voice , voice is totally related with vocal cord and tonsils are nothing but lymph nodes wich are the part of waldeyers ring
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Has he gone to a sleep lab?  I can only help you chip away the sleep thing.  I use one of those CPAP thing nightly, now I am 61 years old and was diagnosed at 60.  I feel like I am in my 40's!  True sleep is wonderful, my whole adult life I never had a good night's sleep!  I also had a knee twitch that kept my brain from going into REM stage of sleep.  Thats where the eyes dart around, its like perfect sleep time, anyway I lived without it for 40+ years.\n\nI hated going to the lab and did not enjoy the whole idea of it. The idea of having something poked up my noise was not comforting! I HATED IT! BUT MY WIFE MADE ME GO !!!!\n\nThe lab was tolerable, but the results are unbelieveable!\n\nTHE DARN MACHINE WORKS MIRACLES!  SO ... LIKE A SAVED SINNER,  I AM HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD, TELL THE WORLD WHERE THEIR REDEMPTION MAY BE FOUND ( WELL MAYBE A LITTLE PUSHY )!\n\nWISH YOU LUCK ON ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS,  BREATHING THROUGH THE NIGHT SERIOUSLY HAS RE-STARTED MY WHOLE PERSONAL LIFE!\n\nHAVE A GOOD DAY.\n\n\nAPS
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Very serious at all ages. Yes, there will be some pain, even of tonsil removal. I had my tonsils removed when I was 27. It hurt so much, and some blood came out of my mouth, but I had a towel on me and a little sink was attached to the dental chair. It wasn't the dentist, but a surgeon in the dental office. Drink something, such as a bottle of water or even Crystal light after wards.
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remove your tonsils. experience
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I need to know what medical history, Medications , allergies. What were you doing at the time, did you experience Chest pn with this, or shortness of breath. did you seel medical attention, did you have flu like symptoms.\n\nI am a paramedic , not a doctor but I may be able to answer your questions.
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I haven't had the surgery, but I'm a nurse that work for an ear, nose and throat doctor in surgery and have performed plenty of them. If done correctly, yeah, it should help with breathing and stuffiness....not allergy symptoms though. It's "involved", but not difficult. Usually takes an hour, give or take and you'll be a little black and blue for a week or so. Good Luck!
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My uncle has sleep apnea he has never taken drugs for it though.  He does use a breathing machine that gently forces air into you nose. he says he sleeps much better now.\n-------\n\n\n\nTreatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) includes lifestyle changes, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) (to prevent the airway from closing during sleep), and surgery. The goals of treatment are to relieve symptoms such as snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness and prevent other problems, such as high blood pressure. Your doctor will base your treatment on how severe your sleep apnea is. \n\nGenerally, your doctor will have you try lifestyle changes and CPAP first. Surgery is an option only if these do not work. \n\nYou may need to be treated for other health problems before you are treated for sleep apnea. For example, people who also have infections need to take antibiotics. People who have an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) need to take thyroid medicine.\n\nChildren have the same treatment options as adults. However, surgery (tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy) generally is the first choice because enlarged tonsils or adenoids cause most cases of sleep apnea in children. Children are treated using CPAP if surgery is not possible or does not work.
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I went through the same things before I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. Now I use a c-pap machine and it doesn't happen anymore. Talk to your Dr.