Thanks Dogmatix, the last pic I linked is a morph as well.
I saw on your post that you mentioned you were looking into ADD. I was diagnosed with ADD a few years ago before I discovered my sleep issues. I am nearly 100% sure that my attention issues were due to my disturbed sleep because of my airways. This is because through trying CPAP and mandibular advancement devices I noticed my attention issues improved and finally my attention is getting much better of late due to the surgery. I found ADD medication never really helped me properly. I am not saying you have the same problem but thought I would share my experience.
I actually cut wheat/diary out of my diet as well and found that it helped my focus, I'd say that's probably quite specific to the individual though...
Wops, sorry, thought it was a real picture.
I read a paper where they found that 80% of the patients with OSA, also had AD(H)D. As the psychiatrist said, most people have some of these issues, the trick is finding out if it's enough to call it a disorder.
I don't have severe obstruction, but as we've discussed earlier, it's well outside the normal range. There was also another user on this forum who had surgery for sleep apnea, and got off her ADD medication post surgery. It's like finishing a puzzle, things connect in a way that makes sense and motivates me to continue with this. Chances are I'll have more than aesthetic improvements.
Had my visit with the orthodontist, seems like he wants to keep me for a while before surgery. He did an estimate maybe for late summer.