Cleft Lip / Palate Support Group

Cleft is a congenital deformity caused by a failure in facial development during gestation. It can be treated with surgery shortly after birth with highly successful results. Cleft occurs in somewhere between one in 600 and one in 800 births. Cleft occurs in several severities and is divided in two major categories: cleft lip and cleft palate.

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Sleep Apnea

JonSnyder
JonSnyder
Anyone have this condition? I was told by a doctor during my military separation physical that it is known to correlate with facial abnormalities such as cleft. I have been told I snore since I was a kid and I often feel like I should have more energy for the amount of sleep that I get. For the past several years I have slept with a large bottle of water by my bed because I commonly wake up feeling dehydrated, which the doctor told me is a symptom. He also said that the acid-reflux type symptoms I have are also known to correlate to sleep apnea, which I did not know.

I plan on getting a sleep study done through the VA sometime in the coming months... Not looking forward to possible use of CPAP or other equipment, but if it will help me get more life out of my waking hours then I'm all for it.
barbieO
barbieO
Acid reflux could be a symptom of wheat sensitivities. I have Celiac Disease and a myriad of symptoms that cleared up when I cut gluten out of my diet.The worst was the acid reflux. I don't have Sleep Apnea but it is a common symptom with those with gluten issues.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread but I wanted to ask: Jon, are you sure you don't have deviated septum? I mean, I had a surgery to correct my septum and it really improved how I breath. I sleep better now and don't even get colds anymore.
JonSnyder
JonSnyder
barbieO -- I looked into the wheat sensitivity thing and I tried going gluten-free for a couple weeks. It didn't seem to have an effect so I went back. Though I have since read that it requires a very strict diet of several months to see the results, I get the impression from what I've read that while it may have bad effects it's probably not that as bad (unless you have celiac disease) as some people claim. I was told that I definitely have h.pylori, which is a common and most harmless bacteria that can cause reflux type symptoms.

Guilherme --no apology necessary, by the way, I think there are many old topics on here that are worth revisiting -- I actually did have a septorhinoplasty last year in hopes of improving breathing through my nose. Unfortunately the effect was not so much. I'm not sure if a deviated septum was one of my issues; I don't remember it being mentioned. The doctor prescribed Nasonex for me, which would work better if I took it as much as was prescribed...

I think sleep apnea is the most likely issue because of snoring, nightly dehydration, and the links the doctor mentioned between reflux and sleep apnea and also facial abnormalities and sleep apnea. I think at least some of the tiredness was my subconscious's way of trying to deal with anxiety since both are a bit better now, but I still feel like I could have more energy.