We went to see Dr. Clilento in The Woodlands and he discussed all of our questions. He did a nasal scope, which Jonathan didn't thouroughly enjoy, and found nothing wrong with his throat, but that he does have a severe deviation of his septum. He said that he could fix that with surgery easily. We also talked about his snoring problem and said that his deviation could have some cause to that as well. The doctor also noticed that he has a "thick tongue base", meaning there is not enough room between his tongue and the back wall of his throat for air to get passed. The doctor ordered a sleep study to check out his sleeping habits and to try a C-PAP machine if necessary.
Jonathan went to The Woodlands Premier Sleep Center one Saturday evening at 8:30. They hooked up all the wires and electrodes to monitor his sleep. Here are some of the pictures he took while he was there.
Jonathan came home around 5:30 Sunday morning, slept for a while then had to get up for church. He told me later after church that he didn't get much sleep and got up several times during the night. The office called him a couple days later to tell him that based on his results he needed to come back for a second night to do a "therapeutic" testing, using a CPAP machine.
I called Dr. Cilento's office to talk about the pros and cons of doing this before he got his nose fixed. He told me that the reason they do this is to cover their bases for insurance purposes, so that when the insurance company calls and says if the surgery was necessary, they can say yes and give proof of testing.
We will be scheduling Jonathan's second night soon. We'll keep you posted on how it goes! :-)
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