i was diagnosed about 8 years ago and the doc said mine was severe enough that the cpap would not work for me. we did immediate surgery and they removed that thing (uvula?) in the back of my throat. i stopped stopping breathing at night, but i still snore as bad as ever. i found out since that if i ever have problems again a cpap wont be an option since i've had the surgery. i think if i had to do it over i would try the cpap before agreeing to the surgury.