u/Stay_Novel

Got diagnosed with Mild Sleep apnea in 2024 (AHI of 5.7) via a home sleep study test. During that time, I was also diagnosed with environmental allergies through a skin prick test (dust mites and grass pollen had the highest reaction), which probably explains why I lost the ability to breathe through my nose efficiently. I never had issues sleeping growing up; I used to sleep like a log all the way up until I turned 21 (currently 26M).

I opted to get surgery to correct a deviated septum, nasal valve collapse, and enlarged turbinates. My ENT did mention that if my allergies were left untreated, the surgery would not be as meaningful as I had hoped it to be. He was right. I was just being very naive at the time and had a hard time believing that allergies were the culprit over my poor nasal anatomy. I will say, after my initial septoplasty, I was told that I do not snore anymore but still having issues with sleep quality and frequent wakings, usually 1-2 times at night, that result in just me needing to pee when I wake up, which I heard is related to sleep apnea and those who struggle to breathe properly

I am now treating my allergies through Sublingual Immunotherapy (Odactra and Grastek). My hope is for this to assist with the chronic nasal inflammation and, after some time, attempt to do an additional nasal surgery once I build up immunity to my top allergen triggers, and hoping the chronic inflammation resolves in due time. I genuinely feel like the root cause of my issues stems from nasal breathing.

Curious if anyone has had similar experiences like me and were able to cure it? I refuse to go on a CPAP, tried it and couldn't tolerate it after using it for two weeks consistently; it was driving me nuts.

FME procedure cost

Has anyone cured their UARS that is related to nasal breathing?

Adriatique @ the Sahara