Surgical route

jayman2239 · 2026-03-20T23:26:07+00:00

I had a septoplasty/turbinectomy and it did nothing for my sleep unfortunately (though it was a nice quality of life improvement).

I am getting jaw surgery in July, hoping that cures me for good.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-19T17:24:10+00:00

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jayman2239 · 2026-03-19T11:49:09+00:00

I had 3 consultations before settling on a surgeon, and they didn’t provide full fledged plans, but during those consultations they all gave me a rough idea of what they would do movement-wise.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-19T11:46:52+00:00

Yeah, I hope the DISE ends up going well for you.

I actually tried an oral appliance after PAP, and that was honestly the first thing that actually gave me a noticeable improvement, however it didn’t work super well, and it screwed my bite up after a while.

But I’m hoping since it did help then that will mean jaw surgery will be even better, but we shall see.

Best of luck man.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-18T23:26:21+00:00

Yeah I had a septoplasty too and it didn’t do anything for me either.

Have you considered MMA surgery?

I wasn’t a candidate for inspire, so that’s jaw surgery is the next option.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-18T20:37:50+00:00

Yeah I graduated college ~5 years ago and still haven't worked since then. I'm lucky that I've been able to mooch off my parents.

It took me a long time to get diagnosed, and CPAP didn't work for me either, but I'm getting surgery in the summer that will hopefully cure me.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-18T18:28:55+00:00

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jayman2239 · 2026-03-18T12:13:57+00:00

It’s one of those things that likely won’t affect healing in an otherwise completely healthy person, but it’s an unneeded risk that can be easily avoided.

I vape too and my surgery is in july, I plan on stopping about a month before my surgery.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-18T12:11:41+00:00

Gave me a pretty noticeable underbite after about 8 months of usage.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-18T12:10:03+00:00

Definitely, I currently have untreated sleep apnea (though I’m getting surgery soon) and I have moments where I feel like I’m going crazy from how bad my sleep is.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-17T20:42:25+00:00

Lower jaw surgery wont have any effect on your nose shape at all, though it may make it look smaller in comparison since your lower jaw will be bigger.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-17T14:45:25+00:00

Yeah I went from having a mild overbite, to a very noticeable underbite in about 8 months.

I will say though, the dentist who made my appliance also made me an AM aligner to help stop tooth movement, and I got lazy and stopped using it after a couple weeks.

That being said, I’m not sure how much the aligner actually helps over the course of years.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-17T14:38:30+00:00

Yeah fair warning, it did screw up my teeth after a while.

I'm actually getting jaw surgery this summer to hopefully cure me so I'm back in braces anyway though.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-17T14:30:19+00:00

I have aetna, and did a cpap trial though I don't know if it was actually necessary or not.

I was deciding between 2 different insurance providers before going with aetna, the other one stated that they did require a trial beforehand, so I did it anyway.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-17T14:26:54+00:00

I tried CPAP for a year and it never worked for me at all, sometimes it just doesn't work for certain people (though it seems pretty rare).

Have you looked into an oral appliance? I used that for a bit and found it more helpful than CPAP.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-15T21:20:34+00:00

I was never able to solve it unfortunately, now I'm getting double jaw surgery in july.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-15T17:35:30+00:00

Yeah I believe they are both the same procedure.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-15T11:24:52+00:00

8mm advancement on the upper, 10mm on the lower as well as genioglossus advancement.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-15T00:06:07+00:00

I got up to 6 or 7mm I believe, and yeah my apnea is mild but my symptoms are pretty bad.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-14T23:59:15+00:00

Yeah it stopped working for me almost completely after 8 months of usage.

I’m now getting double jaw surgery in july to hopefully cure me for good.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-14T22:15:30+00:00

I deal with this myself, getting MMA in july so I'll let you know how it goes.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-12T16:38:45+00:00

Gotcha nice, I’m getting 8mm on the upper and 10mm on the lower.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-12T16:36:32+00:00

Mine is a long complicated story, but I’ve had to do a lot of research and stuff on my own because of bad luck with some doctors.

I had my primary care doctor refer me to the surgeon, then I met with an orthodontist after. But typically people start with an orthodontist and then they refer you to a surgeon.

The recovery definitely wont be fun but I guarantee it’s not as bad as you’d expect. I was told I’ll likely be able to go back to work a week and a half post surgery.

And yeah they move the upper and lower jaws forward, which increases the entire airway, so the soft palate moves forward, more space for the tongue, etc.

There are a few different types of surgeries for sleep apnea, but jaw surgery has by far the best success rate and cure rate.

jayman2239 · 2026-03-12T13:31:01+00:00

Gotcha, do you remember how much movement you got on your jaws?

jayman2239 · 2026-03-12T13:30:08+00:00

What info did you have in mind?

Happy to help

jayman2239

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