Re: Insomnia anyone?

February 24, 2004

Can happen, friend. Most likely, from what I've read, owing to

imbalance of the jaws and apnea or grinding issues.

One often has these troubles unaware.

If you want/need to know more, maybe a sleep studies office.

(Pulmonologists do the work here, mainly.) The palliatives are, I

think, mostly unwieldy and unpleasant, like a C-Pap machine, to keep

positive pressure forcing air into your lungs. Obnoxious, bulky, but

sometimes what lets folks make it through the night and get rest. And

with a sleep study, you might just find out what's going on, and why

you're having trouble sleeping, or sleeping at odd times. (Like

behind the wheel, while you're driving somewhere to work.)

Some people find the surgery on the jaws changes the positions enough

to resolve apnea troubles. I hope you'll get the multi=bang for the

bucks.

Have you talked with your ortho? Have you had a sleep study? If

you're having insurance issues (sorry, but I can't remember) the

apnea argument may be important to help make your case...

Do you have a spouse who's heard you make great snoring and

hesitating noises while you sleep? As in, " Geez! I was wondering

whether to call the medics... " That has been my case with my two

husbands. (Nope. I don't play with other folks who aren't my

spouses...)

Or maybe you even need something so simple as a bite plate or a

splint.

I not trained. I have good wishes for you. Sounds like a nasty

problem.

Cammie

> Since getting my braces on last year it appears as though I've

> started having bouts of insomnia. I hadn't had any problems before

> my orthodontics, so I'm wondering if any of you have had issues

with

> sleep prior to surgery. My surgery is still four months away, so I

> don't think that is keeping me awake. But often I end up waking up

> and not being able to get back to sleep. It seems when I wake up I

> find my jaw is extremely tense and I spend a bit of time trying to

> find a 'proper' bite.

>

> Dammit

February 25, 2004

Ms. Cammie,

Thanks for your response. As you can probably tell by the time of

this post, it's yet another sleepless night. The first OS I went to

did get my surgery approved through a 'probable' diagnosis of sleep

apnea due to my retro jaw. He had planned a sleep study if needed,

but it turns out I got approval without the sleep study. I haven't

mentioned it to my current OS (had to change because of changing

insurance this year). But, with only 4 months to go until surgery,

it may be a moot point. My bride can't wait for me to stop snoring

like a chainsaw! :-)

Thanks!!!

Dammit

> > Since getting my braces on last year it appears as though I've

> > started having bouts of insomnia. I hadn't had any problems

before

> > my orthodontics, so I'm wondering if any of you have had issues

> with

> > sleep prior to surgery. My surgery is still four months away,

so I

> > don't think that is keeping me awake. But often I end up waking

up

> > and not being able to get back to sleep. It seems when I wake up

I

> > find my jaw is extremely tense and I spend a bit of time trying

to

> > find a 'proper' bite.

> >

> > Dammit

February 25, 2004