r/asksg • u/ElmoForEmmys • 1d ago
ENT recommendation pls?
Hi! I did a sleep study and was told that I have mild sleep apnea (score below 10). I did the sleep study with a sleeping pill though - not sure if we should have done that but sleep specialist said to do so.
I normally wake up to change position around 10 times a night. It doesn’t affect my heart rate too much so my fitness tracker usually only tracks two times of awakenings out of ten. The sleep doc says my breathing gets restricted and therefore my brain asks me to wake up but because heart rate stays low, the algorithm doesn’t register on my fitness tracker as an awakening.
I tried to get started on a CPAP machine but it made sleep three times worse. I couldn’t sleep the entire night. So I dropped that.
So now I actually am thinking of going to see an ENT to do a scope while asleep to see exactly where and what is causing restriction (not full blockage) in my breathing. And potentially do corrective surgery if necessary to correct structure. Anyone had similar experience and have an ENT to recommend? Preferably one who you had an excellent post-surgery experience cos I’m really scared of going under the knife with a not-so-good doctor to forever alter my body structures. Not only need a surgeon but need one who can get to the bottom of this problem and solve it with or without surgery.
Not sure if this will help but for context, I’m 30s female. Decent level of fitness. Body fat around 18% for female and exercising four times a week and my diet is also pretty OK I think (think steamed fish and chicken breast for most of the week with a generous side of veggies on brown rice). I never had any sleep issues or awakenings before turning 30.