Breathe Better, Sleep Better, Live Better Podcast

In this episode, Kathy and I will dispel 7 of the most common myths about sleep apnea surgery. UPPP doesn’t work Tonsils should not be removed since they help fight infections UPPP causes swallowing problems UPPP makes CPAP impossible to use CPAP is always better than surgery Surgery should not be done for mild or no sleep apnea Find a surgeon that has done a high volume of procedures Show Notes  Traffic fatality in NYC 1.17/100K Anesthesia related deaths 0.5-0.8 / 100K The Truth About Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery E-book Totally CPAP Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers: The Story of Success Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise, by Eric Ericsson