Thank you. I have obstruction in two other areas as well: the soft palate and tongue base. Been using CPAP for 2.5 years and wondering why I'm not benefitting, if it's perhaps the eppiglottis portion of the obstruction responsible.

My sleep endoscopy revealed "lateral and anterior collapse of the eppiglottis." Does anyone know if this type of obstruction would prevent CPAP from being effective?

I have two appointments with two different sleep neurologists upcoming. Hoping to switch doctors.

Two different ENTs came to the conclusion that the trach would be worth trying.

I still have the trach but don't use it. Haven't had it removed yet. I just cap it off and use CPAP at night.

My first symptom was profound fatigue that felt like it came on suddenly, after two weeks of severe work stress. This was back in early 2015. Subsequent sleep test revealed sleep apnea "characterized mostly by increased upper airway resistance." The microarousal index was 47, mostly induced by sleep...