# #105 – Luke The Documentary – Sleep Apnea Not Cured After Jaw Surgery - Why?

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Podcast: [JawHacks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jawhacks-7095416)
Published: 2026-05-04T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://jawhacks.local/episode/105-luke-the-documentary
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At 25, Luke has already had a nice double jaw surgery and a nasal surgery, but is still sleeping poorly. In this episode he shares his full journey, including the diagnosis nobody expected, the medication that did nothing, and the experimental next step he's betting on. Luke The Documentary https://www.instagram.com/lukethedocumentary https://www.youtube.com/@LukeTheDocumentary  1:1 Coaching with Ron (Now Inside The Joint) https://jawhacks.com/coaching JawHacks Newsletter (Substack) https://substack.com/@jawhacks And More on the Website https://jawhacks.com/ Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:56 - Who is Luke and why his channel stands out 00:03:12 - The jaw surgery experience and what $20K actually buys you 00:07:05 - The bombshell reveal and why he just had his plates removed 00:11:52 - When the sleep data looks fine but you still feel terrible 00:17:10 - UARS or narcolepsy and why nobody can give him a clear answer 00:22:48 - Why he is afraid to fully commit to a narcolepsy diagnosis 00:25:21 - Every medication he has tried and why almost none of it worked 00:28:00 - Taking 25mg Adderall and falling asleep four hours later 00:32:09 - Why nobody told him to do MARPE before jaw surgery 00:36:20 - Tongue scalloping dismissed by every provider until one finally looked 00:43:29 - The Lefort re-fracture risk and why post-DJS expansion is uncharted territory 00:49:42 - Before and after photos on screen including the CT cross-section that stopped Ron 00:54:11 - What Ken Hooks found when he re-scored the PSG data 00:56:27 - Why most expanders cannot reach the part of the palate that matters for his case 01:04:20 - The nasal surgery breakdown and what actually changed afterward 01:08:00 - Live Oura Ring review and what Xyrem is doing to his sleep architecture…

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