I tried Cpap, and could not get myself to wear it at night, it was uncomfortable. I hated it. although I hear it works for some people. I am going in for surgery to hav3e my tonsils, adenoids removed and my nasal septum straightened. It is not the same surgery as the palate reduction. My sleep Apnea is caused mostly by my HUGE tonsils. So not sure if we are in the same situtations, but I will let you know how the surgery goes. Best of luck, OSA Sucks. hang in there.

I had that option, too. However, the stats show that many..MANY.. people who go through this surgery still have apnea and end up with a c-pap. They're not that hard to adjust to and if it means actually sleeping all night without constant interuptions, you can get used to it! Think twice about the surgery. Lots of recouperation time, painful and may not work afterall. You just can't tell until it's over and then find out it was a waste of money, time and energy.

Without a doubt the first step should be the least invasive one. It took me a month to get used to the CPAP machine. The whole time I thought I'd never get used to it. Then one day it suddenly felt right. Now I won't go a night without it. I feel MUCH more rested when I sleep with it on. Some mornings I forget I even have it on when I wake up if feels so comfortable.

Having said all this, I will be going in for surgery on Tuesday to repair my deviated septum, move by turbinates to the side, remove a cyst and remove my adenoids. I do not expect this to cure my sleep apnea because sleep apnea is often caused by other factors besides blockage of the nose. I do hope to breathe more easily though my nose and have far less congestion. A stuffed nose is the one thing that makes using the CPAP challenging.

Give the CPAP a chance. You can eventually get used to the machine but you will never get used to going without proper sleep. Good luck!

Yes, give the CPAP machine a chance first. I tried it but couldn't tolerate it. I ended up having a trach put in in 1999. I was born with obsp in 79 and didn't know I had it till 99. Even though I did have my tonsils and other things taken out, I still had it. Izzybee, how long did you try the Cpap?

It's Thursday night and I had my surgery on Tuesday morning. The whole experience was better than I ever could have hoped for. The only pain I experienced after surgery was a scratchy throat. They gave me Morphine in the recovery room and the pain was gone. It never returned. My nose did not hurt at all. I stayed in the hospital overnight so they could monitor my ogygen levels. They gave me a mask that loosely fit under my chin that blew ogygen in my face. The staff was great and I was never uncomfortable. The next morning I was released.

I've been wearing a drip pad and the oozing blood has been decreasing. Using a saline solution rinse has helped. I still have enough blood and mucus in my nose that breathing through it is not an option yet. I'm scheduled to have two plastic spints taken out next Wednesday. That is when I should experience the first improvement in my breathing. After 3 weeks the swelling should go down and I'll find out what the final impact of the surgery was.

I do not expect that this will cure my sleep apnea but I think it will make using the CPAP more comfortable and more effective. It may reduce the severity if my adenoids were a big factor in my OSA.

I'm supposed to go without my machine for 5 days. I slept without it last night and was surprised that my sleep was as refreshing as it was. I hope the removal of my adenoids has helped.