Our story is long, both my kids have severe sleep apnea ages 3 and 5. We have done all the western route medicine with them, tinsels removed, tongue tie release, palatial expansion, and myo therapy. My wife and I never get sleep because we are always helping the kids through the night. I also suffer from sleep apnea, though , mine went unnoticed until a few months ago. I have been diagnosed by two airway dentists, using CBTC scans and pulse oximatry. They said my sleep apnea is severe. The mix of not sleeping fr my kids issues as well as my own has me feeling hopeless and I have suicidal fanatasies on a daily basis. I am trying to get a proper clinical sleep study done so I can get some help. But, my insurance has so far rejected the request. Both airway dentists I have seen have recommended I see a specialist about getting double jaw surgery and surgical palatial expansion.. we live in Hawaii with limited resources and it could take years to jump through all the hoops to get the care I need. To be honest I don’t know if I’ll make it that long with this level of sleep deprivation.
