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This page has a few of my blog posts about my issues with OSA, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, which basically means not being able to breathe at night and having restless nights, night after night.
Because my sleep apnea scored low but somehow the impact on me was fairly high, it took a while to diagnose, and I tried several things before eventually getting Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery (MMA) to fix my airway for good.

I made this summary page after the fact, so it starts with a few sleep studies I likely did 5 years later than I should have.

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2010/07/27 MMA Surgery 4 weeks later
π 2010-07-27 01:01 in Osa
I guess I'm due for a quick update.

I'm doing a lot better, I can now chew soft foods (quiche, soft bread (not baguette)), so I've been mostly eating unblended food for the last week. It's not super varied, mostly sandwich bread with paté, soft cheese, or fish eggs, but eh, I love that stuff anyway :)

I tried eating some pizza today and it was borderline but worked (the rule is that if I have any jaw pain or soreness afterwards, I shouldn't have done it). But that doesn't beat having been pilot in command of a small plane to fly to Mohave after just 3 weeks after surgery. I was a bit sore from talking on the radio, but it worked out.

Sleep is not perfect, but much better than it was before surgery for sure. It's supposed to improve more, so we'll see.


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