Yes I am. He was the one that prescribed the MAD. However, he's not the one that did the UPPP 7 years ago. He also did the fitting for the TAP 3. He knows his stuff.
He showed me my CAT scan and it seemed that the air reduced to a trickle after going through my turbinates. He also showed that my septum was still a little deviated. Since he has me on allergy drops and dymista, he suggested that I delay doing surgery on my turbinates. I get the sense that I'm going to have to prove that the MAD is not working before he'll recommend it.
Thanks so much for the reply. I was expecting to get email notifications from my post for some reason so I'm just seeing this.
I forgot to add that six years ago, I had UPPP surgery, where they fixed my deviated septum and reduced my turbinates. I then went for a follow up sleep study and was sleeping just as bad as in the first study. I think I was getting about 20% of the required REM sleep: explains why I rarely remember my dreams and haven't for some time.
As a side note, doctors always say that losing weight helps Sleep Apnea, but I started experiencing these symptoms when I was younger and my weight was normal.
Anyways, I went to see my ENT yesterday for a TAP fitting. I'm not sure which one, but I'm hoping it's the dreamtap. I asked him this same question in regards to the MAD. He said it advances the lower jaw enough to make breathing through the mouth possible. But I wonder if that's enough to sleep comfortably.
Thanks a lot for all the info Dr Tony. I was diagnosed with moderate OSA six years ago. I've given up on using a CPAP and about to get fitted for a MAD (one of the TAPs). However, my Dr informed me that I have enlarged turbinates as well as a host of different allergies. For the allergies, he prescribed daily allergy drops and recommended holding off on surgery for now. I'm wondering if my enlarged turbinates will make it harder for me to tolerate the MAD. I'm also wondering if my enlarged turbinates made it harder for me to tolerate the CPAP. Thanks.
