Anyone had their Uvula removed?

[kingpin]

Just curious.
After my camping trip last month I was told by the people there, that I would stop breathing and then gasp for air many times in an hour.

I can't sleep on my back because if I do, I snore a lot louder, and I wake up with an inflamed uvula thats 3-4 times as big as normal. Takes half a day for it to go back to normal and for me to be able to eat or talk without choking on it.

[Petew1971]

have your uterus removed instead

[Nemesis]

I always thought that was a symptom of sleep apnea

[jaxgator]

I always thought that was a symptom of sleep apnea

:iagree:

[carlton_fritz]

Try sleeping on your side. Consider getting checked for sleep apnea.

[lspencer534]

How are you going to orgasm without your Uvula?

[MEANZ06]

How are you going to orgasm without your Uvula?

:rofl:

[kingpin]

I always thought that was a symptom of sleep apnea

Apparently it is. I will not sleep with anything attached to my face unless it's female.

Try sleeping on your side. Consider getting checked for sleep apnea.

I do but sometimes wake up on my back.

How are you going to orgasm without your Uvula?

Thank you kind sir! :slap:

[MEC5LADY]

I always thought that was a symptom of sleep apnea

:iagree:

:iagree: You need a sleep study and to work with a doctor that can determine the best plan of care for you. Don't wait because if you have been doing this for a long time you could already have heart damage as well as other health problems. Get ye to ze doctor... btw if you do have a sleep study wear really cute pair of undies.... the sleep lab techs really love it.:cheers:

[G8rDMD]

:iagree: You need a sleep study and to work with a doctor that can determine the best plan of care for you. Don't wait because if you have been doing this for a long time you could already have heart damage as well as other health problems. Get ye to ze doctor... btw if you do have a sleep study wear really cute pair of undies.... the sleep lab techs really love it.:cheers:

:iagree: As a fellow medical professional, I agree with the lovely lady... Except for the undies part--I really don't know about that :rofl:

[kingpin]

:iagree: You need a sleep study and to work with a doctor that can determine the best plan of care for you. Don't wait because if you have been doing this for a long time you could already have heart damage as well as other health problems. Get ye to ze doctor... btw if you do have a sleep study wear really cute pair of undies.... the sleep lab techs really love it.:cheers:

Bah, heart damage.
I'm sure it's already phucked. It beats abnormally all the time. Sometimes I can feel it skip a beat or 2 and then it comes back hitting hard.

I know if I go to a doctor it will be the same as always, blood tests wil be fine, I will be told to lose weight and quit smoking.

As for the undies, I will keep that in mind. :slap:

[pappytinker]

Just curious.
After my camping trip last month I was told by the people there, that I would stop breathing and then gasp for air many times in an hour.

I can't sleep on my back because if I do, I snore a lot louder, and I wake up with an inflamed uvula thats 3-4 times as big as normal. Takes half a day for it to go back to normal and for me to be able to eat or talk without choking on it.

Take it from one who knows; you have the symptoms of sleep apnea. Your uvula is probably getting red and swollen because your snoring is causing it to be beaten against the roof of your mouth. I bet you feel tired most of the time. That is from not getting a good nights sleep. When you have to gasp for air you partially wake but not enough that you may not remember waking and never really get into what is called REM sleep. If you have been doing this for long, you have probably already done damage to your heart. A CPAP or BPAP is in your future if you want to have much of a future.

[ZipZap]

Have you tried a Pure Sleep mouth guard? They work pretty well for me.

[Kerrmudgeon]

Hey Mike, I suffer from sleep apnea as well and a swollen Uvula is not a symptom of it, but the cause of it. Weak muscles around it and excess neck fat (it's not only on the outside) make the Uvula get in the way of the air passages resulting in labored breathing and snoring, and the little Uvula getting beat up and swollen. That causes the body to "take a break" once in a while, and stop breathing. :ack:
And that results in all kinds of crap like high blood pressure, oxygen deficiency in the extremities (tingling feet), blah, blah.
Two effective ways to deal with it are a mouthpiece kinda like a hockey teeth guard, which makes your jaw stay in a more forward position, thus opening the air passages, and a small operation that inserts a nylon rod into the Uvula to make it stiff, haha!

Or, you could just lose weight!:rofl:

[MEC5LADY]

Bah, heart damage.
I'm sure it's already phucked. It beats abnormally all the time. Sometimes I can feel it skip a beat or 2 and then it comes back hitting hard.

I know if I go to a doctor it will be the same as always, blood tests wil be fine, I will be told to lose weight and quit smoking.

As for the undies, I will keep that in mind. :slap:

Look Jackass enough of the fluff... you want to end up in a pine box like Reggie White? I don't want to hear of another forum members senseless death especially one that can be prevented. So, get off your fat ass and call a doctor and do what you have to do to take care of yourself. We only get one ride on this merrygoround and dying early because you are too stupid to see a doctor is pathetic.
Oh and please do wear clean undies when going to the doc and moreso when you do the sleep study... we have to have something to look at while you sleep.... :leaving:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Look Jackass enough of the fluff... you want to end up in a pine box like Reggie White? I don't want to hear of another forum members senseless death especially one that can be prevented. So, get off your fat ass and call a doctor and do what you have to do to take care of yourself. We only get one ride on this merrygoround and dying early because you are too stupid to see a doctor is pathetic.
Oh and please do wear clean undies when going to the doc and moreso when you do the sleep study... we have to have something to look at while you sleep.... :leaving:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:You been Told!

[kingpin]

Take it from one who knows; you have the symptoms of sleep apnea. Your uvula is probably getting red and swollen because your snoring is causing it to be beaten against the roof of your mouth. I bet you feel tired most of the time. That is from not getting a good nights sleep. When you have to gasp for air you partially wake but not enough that you may not remember waking and never really get into what is called REM sleep. If you have been doing this for long, you have probably already done damage to your heart. A CPAP or BPAP is in your future if you want to have much of a future.

I could do with a little more energy during the day. You desrcibed it pretty bang on.

Have you tried a Pure Sleep mouth guard? They work pretty well for me.

Thanks, I will check in to that. :cheers:

Hey Mike, I suffer from sleep apnea as well and a swollen Uvula is not a symptom of it, but the cause of it. Weak muscles around it and excess neck fat (it's not only on the outside) make the Uvula get in the way of the air passages resulting in labored breathing and snoring, and the little Uvula getting beat up and swollen. That causes the body to "take a break" once in a while, and stop breathing. :ack:
And that results in all kinds of crap like high blood pressure, oxygen deficiency in the extremities (tingling feet), blah, blah.
Two effective ways to deal with it are a mouthpiece kinda like a hockey teeth guard, which makes your jaw stay in a more forward position, thus opening the air passages, and a small operation that inserts a nylon rod into the Uvula to make it stiff, haha!

Or, you could just lose weight!:rofl:

:slap: I like the tingly feet, it makes feel like I'm light on my feet. :cheers:

Look Jackass enough of the fluff... you want to end up in a pine box like Reggie White? I don't want to hear of another forum members senseless death especially one that can be prevented. So, get off your fat ass and call a doctor and do what you have to do to take care of yourself. We only get one ride on this merrygoround and dying early because you are too stupid to see a doctor is pathetic.
Oh and please do wear clean undies when going to the doc and moreso when you do the sleep study... we have to have something to look at while you sleep.... :leaving:

Jackass, fat ass, stupid! No more licks for you. :lol:

BTW: I give you credit for the part I made bold. Psychological trickery at it's finest. :D

[Skia]

If you have it removed you'll have no more gag reflex. You're boyfriend will be impressed. :thumbs:

[kingpin]

If you have it removed you'll have no more gag reflex. You're boyfriend will be impressed. :thumbs:

Speaking from experience eh! :lol:

You're a good man Mr. Skia.

[bearstrail]

:iagree: You need a sleep study and to work with a doctor that can determine the best plan of care for you. Don't wait because if you have been doing this for a long time you could already have heart damage as well as other health problems. Get ye to ze doctor... btw if you do have a sleep study wear really cute pair of undies.... the sleep lab techs really love it.:cheers:

:iagree: with hottie.

About 10 years ago I shed 150 pounds because high blood pressure and sleep apnea we're literally killing me. But even after I got in shape I was still gagging to death in my sleep. So like MEC5Lady said, go get a sleep study and they'll show you how f'd up your sleep likely is.

Then, instead of letting a surgeon hack away at your insides, look into a laser shrinking of the tissue. I had my uvula and soft palette shrunk with a laser in a procedure that was nearly outpatient. Your throat will be sore as shit for a few days but you'll be fully functional otherwise. I pitied the other folks who were in the doctors waiting room for their follow up visit. The ones who had the surgery looked like they called Mike Tyson a sissy with all the swelling and redness.

Check it out, it'll make such a difference in how rested you feel when you wake up you will not believe it. :)

[Kerrmudgeon]

:slap: I like the tingly feet, it makes feel like I'm light on my feet. :cheers:


Jokes aside Mike, you won't like it when the nerves in your feet die off from lack of oxygen, and you can't feel anything anymore, which is one step away from diabetes, and possible amputation from nectrotizing tissue damage.:ack:

[MEC5LADY]

Jackass, fat ass, stupid! No more licks for you. :lol:

BTW: I give you credit for the part I made bold. Psychological trickery at it's finest. :D

Hey I'm all about the love (and licks) but I am not known to blow smoke up someones ass.



About 10 years ago I shed 150 pounds because high blood pressure and sleep apnea we're literally killing me. But even after I got in shape I was still gagging to death in my sleep. So like MEC5Lady said, go get a sleep study and they'll show you how f'd up your sleep likely is.

Then, instead of letting a surgeon hack away at your insides, look into a laser shrinking of the tissue. I had my uvula and soft palette shrunk with a laser in a procedure that was nearly outpatient. Your throat will be sore as shit for a few days but you'll be fully functional otherwise. I pitied the other folks who were in the doctors waiting room for their follow up visit. The ones who had the surgery looked like they called Mike Tyson a sissy with all the swelling and redness.

Check it out, it'll make such a difference in how rested you feel when you wake up you will not believe it. :)

:iagree: So, when is your appointment with the doc?:waiting:

[kingpin]

I checked out that mouth guard.
It says that the device moves your bottom jaw forward.
I don't think it would make much difference for me as I already have a severe under bite.
I can't even put my bottom teeth behind my front teeth.

[MEC5LADY]

I checked out that mouth guard.
It says that the device moves your bottom jaw forward.
I don't think it would make much difference for me as I already have a severe under bite.
I can't even put my bottom teeth behind my front teeth.

:rolleyes: Get off the forum and find a doctor and make an appointment... just like Nike says "just do it"!:cheers:

[mrvette]

Jokes aside Mike, you won't like it when the nerves in your feet die off from lack of oxygen, and you can't feel anything anymore, which is one step away from diabetes, and possible amputation from nectrotizing tissue damage.:ack:

Damn nerves in MY freeking feet die off, so much the better, relieve the arthritis pains, I can walk normal for a change even yet....

:slap::leaving:

[Kerrmudgeon]

I had my sleep test almost 10 years ago, and it scared the crap out of me. My breathing would stop 30 times an HOUR! Severe Apnea. I'd start kicking one leg to get going again, almost like kick starting a motorcyle!
I lost 75lbs and it's much better, still about 35 to go.

[PortDawg]

I use a CPAP....I sleep and feel SOOOOOOOO much better....


:sleep:

[kingpin]

:rolleyes: Get off the forum and find a doctor and make an appointment... just like Nike says "just do it"!:cheers:

Easier said than done up here.

I had my sleep test almost 10 years ago, and it scared the crap out of me. My breathing would stop 30 times an HOUR! Severe Apnea. I'd start kicking one leg to get going again, almost like kick starting a motorcyle!
I lost 75lbs and it's much better, still about 35 to go.

I still need to get my OHIP card again.
I am walking around with my Alberta health card which expired here a month ago. :sadangel:

[khblair]

my ex had his uvula removed, along with rhinoplasty and tonsils removed.... he was miserable for a couple weeks but his sleep apnea was fixed

[khblair]

I use a CPAP....I sleep and feel SOOOOOOOO much better....


:sleep:

i have one -have 3 actually with about 7 diff masks and canulas. cant sleep with it. i suppose i'll die in my sleep one day

[dwjz06]

Easier said than done up here.



I still need to get my OHIP card again.
I am walking around with my Alberta health card which expired here a month ago. :sadangel:
Excuses Mike. Get er done man. I had the sleep test done. I was borderline. Working on dropping weight here as well, but I do not get sleep for other reasons. Take care of yourself mang.:cheers:

[kingpin]

my ex had his uvula removed, along with rhinoplasty and tonsils removed.... he was miserable for a couple weeks but his sleep apnea was fixed

Excuses Mike. Get er done man. I had the sleep test done. I was borderline. Working on dropping weight here as well, but I do not get sleep for other reasons. Take care of yourself mang.:cheers:

:cheers:

[Flatbush Harry]

I read this quickly and thought that, not having a vulva, had not had a vulvectomy.

:leaving:

...rraH

[PortDawg]

i have one -have 3 actually with about 7 diff masks and canulas. cant sleep with it. i suppose i'll die in my sleep one day

Took some getting used to....I hate sleeping without it now.

Had Septoplasty also...I was the 1 in 100,000 who has complications...but that's another story for another time...gnarly pictures...

[PortDawg]

Easier said than done up here.

I still need to get my OHIP card again.
I am walking around with my Alberta health card which expired here a month ago. :sadangel:

Socialized medicine...need I say more....:leaving:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Socialized medicine...need I say more....:leaving:

Not the systems fault. He's the one who should have made sure his card was up to date as soon as he arrived back east. "Socialized Medicin" as you call it, paid for my testing, and my CPAP machine, and all the masks too, and all in a timely fashion, within a week of diagnosis!:toetap:

[Blademaker]

Hell, I got mine tattooed and pierced..

[kingpin]

Socialized medicine...need I say more....:leaving:

Not the systems fault. He's the one who should have made sure his card was up to date as soon as he arrived back east. "Socialized Medicin" as you call it, paid for my testing, and my CPAP machine, and all the masks too!:toetap:

Easy kids! No need to PR&C this thread. :slap:

You are right I should have got it right away I just don't have the patience to stand in line for 2 hours and wait for it.

[...Whitepower...]

I had apnea. I opted for surgery over a C-PAP. It was extensive. Had my tonsils, adenoids, uvula, and back of my throat laser scoped all in one shot. Recovery was hell but the results were great.

If you have real concerns and questions pm me and I will shout you my number.

[MEC5LADY]

Hell, I got mine tattooed and pierced..

Pics please:dance::dance::dance:

[Flatbush Harry]

My bride calls me Snuffleupagas because of the CPAP hose...but I sleep like a baby.

Smirks,

yrarH

[kingpin]

My bride calls me Snuffleupagas because of the CPAP hose...but I sleep like a baby.

Smirks,

yrarH

I couldn't imagine bringing a girl home and putting one of those on after the deeds been done.
:rofl:

[Flatbush Harry]

I couldn't imagine bringing a girl home and putting one of those on after the deeds been done.
:rofl:

You strap that mask on their, er, puzzah, and watch them go nuts from the air pressure on their, er, er, ............Then you take a nappy-nap.

yrHra

[kingpin]

You strap that mask on their, er, puzzah, and watch them go nuts from the air pressure on their, er, er, ............Then you take a nappy-nap.

yrHra

:rofl:
It would end up looking like a parachute.

[carlton_fritz]

I had apnea. I opted for surgery over a C-PAP. It was extensive. Had my tonsils, adenoids, uvula, and back of my throat laser scoped all in one shot. Recovery was hell but the results were great.

If you have real concerns and questions pm me and I will shout you my number.
Eat lots of Jell-O, Ice cream and pudding?

[high desert]

Barney And The Choir - Uvula - YouTube

[MrPeabody]

Wouldn't that affect your ability to do a Tarzan yell?

[snide]

Hell, I got mine tattooed and pierced..

I think I posted a picture of it on Tattoosday...

[BADRACR1]

I use a CPAP....I sleep and feel SOOOOOOOO much better.... :sleep:

:iagree::yesnod: Same here. Had one for almost ten years now. I sleep deeper and feel much better, and it eliminates the snoring. The VERY LOUD snoring was the reason I did a sleep study. I'd wake myself up at times. It was discovered I had apnea, and that's why I was always tired. I woke up many times during the night. Never all the way, just enough to disturb my sleep. Once you get used to it you'll feel much better.:D

[BADRACR1]

My bride calls me Snuffleupagas because of the CPAP hose...but I sleep like a baby.

Smirks,

yrarH

Mine refers to me as Darth Vader! :seeya:

[BADRACR1]

I had apnea. I opted for surgery over a C-PAP. It was extensive. Had my tonsils, adenoids, uvula, and back of my throat laser scoped all in one shot. Recovery was hell but the results were great.

If you have real concerns and questions pm me and I will shout you my number.

They consulted me about that. One drawback to the surgery is it can make it difficult for some people to swallow. Nothing like beer or hot wings flying out your nose!:dance:

[BADRACR1]

i suppose i'll die in my sleep one day

We all hope not any day soon, but at least it's peaceful. :seeya:

That's how my grandfather went. It was a lot better than the screaming and crying everyone else in the car was doing!:dance:

[BADRACR1]

If you have it removed you'll have no more gag reflex. You're boyfriend will be impressed. :thumbs:

I always refer to it as the "depth finder!":lol:

[...Whitepower...]

They consulted me about that. One drawback to the surgery is it can make it difficult for some people to swallow. Nothing like beer or hot wings flying out your nose!:dance:

You notice the change initially and within a month its like nothing ever happened. At least that's how it was for me. Besides I had the procedure when I was 29. No way did I want to go through my adult life strapped to a CPAP every night...

**** that.

[BADRACR1]

I was 40 when I first went. I'm so used to it now I can't sleep well without it.

[kingpin]

I'm off to bed now.
I'm gonna connect the exhaust of the vacuum to a hose and attach that to a hockey mask to force oxygen in to my system.

I'll let you guys know how it works out in the morning.

:dance: