What you Need to Know about Tongue Surgery for Sleep Apnoea

[@rkh7360]

Thank you. As a junior ent, ur videos r like having an experienced ent senior who is always available to guide. Thank you.

[@sandmanjono1239]

Truth is all this surgery is fine for a period of time and the issues return and back to sleep apnea the gift that keeps giving ☠️

[@erob65]

Many thanks for opening our eyes to the possibilities

[@naju332]

thank you for another awsome video to help us understand alot more.

[@krg250163]

Thank you as always, really interesting to hear in detail, especially as you have done some tongue surgery on me.

[@nogeneticboys]

is its possible to get in touch with you even if im not from the uk ????? i need help with my deviated septum sir

[@yahyaelmi8435]

Dr what about epiglottis surgery ? It also causes obstruction , and sleep issues ,

[@RyanWilliams222]

9:31 When does Inspire stimulate the hypoglossal nerve? Is it only when the airway is blocked, or every single time you try to take a breath overnight?

[@techshabby0001]

I cuddle a posable neck pillow (the ones they sell for airplane sleeping) while pressing it up under my chin to hold my mouth shut. It's hot for summer so I'm going to get a pool noodle and design something that way. But I do have obstructive sleep apnea and a cpap machine which is working wonders.

[@Mijn3023]

Can I use CPAP and MAD together with mild sleep apnea

[@catallergiccat]

I tried for a couple of nights. MAD locked my jaw so I could use a full face mask without much leaks. I failed to use nasal mask in conjunction with the MAD, because it was impossible to close my mouth with such a big piece in it. I gave up MAD as it was too painful, and didn’t seem to help much.

[@prashantadhikari1976]

Doctor, I’m 23M medical student from Nepal with AHI= 6.3, ODI(3%)= 11.5 and BMI= 21, but my symptoms are quite severe with fatigue, brainfog, hairloss,etc. This started after i had bad sleep routine for about 6 months in 2021. ENT doctor at my hospital didn’t recommend me any treatment beside tongue exercises. And it doesn’t seem to improve my sleep. Which treatment modality would be better for me. Is going for CPAP good for my age? Thank you doctor!

[@maxaffe3195]

cpap is only symptomatic

[@RyanWilliams222]

How big are your tonsils? Dr. Veer has mentioned previously that if your tonsils are so large that they’re blocking your airway (grade 3 or grade 4), it probably makes sense to have your tonsils removed. Then you can try PAP therapy if necessary.

[@Abdul12_34]

Just wanted to say first dr Veer!!!

[@VikVeerENTSurgeon]

as per usual!

[@iestynjones5796]

Another brilliant video Dr Veer, particularly pertinent to me. I live in Wales so sadly don’t qualify for your drug induced sleep endoscopy on the NHS but I did get an ENT surgeon stick a camera up my nose to see if there were any obvious physical causes for my sleep apnea. The only thing he could find was a bulky tongue (I think the medical term is ‘’big fat tongue syndrome”). And indeed my apnea feels like it’s from my tongue blocking things. I’m not overweight (but perhaps I could lose a stone) but does dieting reduce tongue size? I’m prepared to go skeletal if it would help. If not my only option is one of the procedures you described.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Just bought the Knightsbridge chin strap and was excited to try it, setting a snoring app before sleep......only to find my snoring was worse with it than that on other recent recordings - such a disappointment, as it was secured quite tightly.

[@ChewysPodHlt]

showing this to my doctor!

[@dabig_guy2204]

Dr Veers on sleep apnea

[@trevorcullinane6420]

Hi Dr. Vik veer I got the radiofrequency ablation on my tongue one course as the doctor said the tongue is not too bog ,plus I got my turbines reduced with this aswell. I feel alot better now the last few months but I still need to fix my nose as I have a devine spetum, which you noticed when we meet last year . Hopefully when I get this fixed I be able to breath through my nose

[@Ailurias]

@@trevorcullinane6420 It has been 5 months since you posted. I was considering getting the radiofrequency ablation, how is the recovery going? Are things better now? Did you notice an inflammation and around how long did it take to feel the tissue reduce? Did it become difficult to swallow? Sorry for all the questions! Hope you have a good day!

[@joygamesinteractive]

@@Ailurias i got radiofrequency just 4.days ago. It was my second round. This time was to reduce the right side of the tonsil tongue and also to "melt" the epigliotis to the tongue to fix it even more after my first radiofrequency which aimed to fix epigliottis collapse This means that we went a step further with my doctor, but i can tell you already that painkillers are super important, otherwise you feel like having gone through medieval torture, feeling as if they made you swallow red-hot sand and stones. Swallowing saliva alone is a feat when low on painkillers. You will lose weight because you wont be eating much.... But it is just 10-15 days, and if you take meds correctly it wont be like i described, which happened to me because i made a mistake and took half of painkillers during the first week (of my first radiofrequency surgery last year)

[@joygamesinteractive]

And of course there is inflamation.. that is obvious, your tongue is being fried man! Take the meds correctly.

[@Хурсанд-р9э]

Can i do practice in your hospital? I’m ent resident in Saint-Petesburg.

[@elly535]

Have been on CPAP for a year and realised I was inveterate mouth breather. Learning the importance of mouth closed, now am aware and work on this all the time, including during the day. However, even with a soft cervical collar my mouth still opens. To use nasal mask must tape mouth. Some of us out here just cannot train out this life long habit - I know because I have and continue to try, but no success

[@rumakingthatup]

Stop snoring permanently vs killing us both 🤔

[@franklo4034]

U make things very confusing can it be fixed or not with surgery

[@VikVeerENTSurgeon]

yes, it is easy to do. we fix people daily.

[@bhstone1]

FIRST!!!