Just reading this again. @asaewert, I am you but took the alternate path. 15 years ago I was recommended a partial glossectomy and posterior impaction. I declined. Didn't know I had sleep apnea until many problems later. My open bite has destroyed my molars and created facial pain. So here I am again. No joint problems to date, I''m told that's a miracle. My bite has been stable otherwise. CPAP is also semi-effective for me.
Dr Gunson knows a lot about sleep apnea. He attends all the conferences I think and they have some research on the topic. I think they get a lot of sleep apnea patients but not a lot who are there trying to fix their sleep apnea, if that makes sense. Dr Kasey Li gets most of that business and works near the sleep apnea mecca (Stanford). He does revisions as well. They're both excellent choices, way superior to common surgeons.
How does it work? You do braces, stay 2-3 weeks for surgery, then visit once a month for the next year.