I don’t doubt that may be true, but I will bet most of that apnea is weight related, and the “cut/poison/burn” approach, (to cop a Savage term) definitely is most unhealthy route to cure it in that instance from an overall health standpoint.
Not that this is the same thing, but year after year when I was a small child, the Dr threatened to pull my tonsils, I had a unusual amount of strepth throats they thought.
Each time the Dr said I should have them taken out, I balled my eyes out, each time they said.... well we will put it off for now.
Years later as a adult, a different Dr told me I never had to worry about my tonsils , because they had basically disintegrated .
My point is that they were going to do a totally unnecessary operation on me because it was the thinking of the day
I don’t know anything about sleep apnea, but almost seems its the latest new wave illness
Very unfortunate that they did not leave well enough alone
The poor girl asked that they not do this to her
ironically apnea is weight related but also inversely so, the less sleep you get, the more weight you pile on
Have to trust that the doctors who recommended removing her tonsils and adenoids to improve her airways knew her condition better then either of us