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Section sizes

Section size for Sleep apnea (36 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	18,104	18,104
Signs and symptoms	2,972	2,972
Risk factors	2,442	2,442
Mechanism	2,421	2,421
Complications	11,204	11,204
Diagnosis	15	15,039
Classification	753	6,907
Obstructive sleep apnea	6,154	6,154
Criteria	2,990	2,990
Polysomnography	2,254	2,254
Central sleep apnea	2,075	2,873
Mixed apnea	798	798
Management	1,077	30,060
Changing sleep position	1,107	1,107
Continuous positive airway pressure	2,537	2,537
Weight loss	3,140	3,140
Rapid palatal expansion	2,589	2,589
Surgery	517	7,248
Nasal obstruction	1,094	1,094
Pharyngeal obstruction	1,551	1,551
Hypopharyngeal or base of tongue obstruction	681	681
Multi-level surgery	1,097	1,097
Potential complications	2,308	2,308
Other	13	12,362
Neurostimulation	1,610	1,610
Medications	7,604	7,604
Oral appliances	1,326	1,326
Nasal EPAP	592	592
Oral pressure therapy	1,217	1,217
Prognosis	5,330	5,330
Epidemiology	2,032	2,032
Frequency and population	848	848
History	1,785	3,383
Treatment	1,598	1,598
See also	311	311
References	790	790
Total	94,936	94,936

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Additional Edit to Treatment (CPAP)

There is a recent meta-analysis that provides more evidence backing up the CPAP treatment: "It has been found through meta-analysis that continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) significantly improves patient's with obstructive sleep apnea measure of sleepiness. CPAP seems to benefit patients with more severe sleep apnea the most." (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Treating gess in a Diverse Population With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Results of a Meta-analysis) Mktayloe (talk) 04:00, 29 November 2015

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More modern pictures

I replaced the picture of the ancient CPAP device with one of a newer model. It would be nice if we could get some more up to date pictures of CPAP masks as well. Maybe with a bit of diversity in patients: overweight while males are not the only ones with sleep apnea. Nimlhûg (talk) 16:49, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Management

Added direct links to the other Wikipedia page about hypoglossal nerve stimulator. Prophylax (talk) 20:31, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should there be discussion of the latest technology advancements to treating OSA? Prophylax (talk) 20:32, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unreferenced cause / contribution

My dentist is of the opinion.... Because First World countries eat so much processed food, most people in those countries dont get enough jaw exercise, and as a result, the lower jaw does not grow as much as it should. There may also be a genetic issue there, too, but that's off topic.

In any case, because the lower jaw does not grow enough, but the number and size of teeth is the same, the back teeth, especially the wisdom teeth, get pushed "back" into the airway. This is why there are so many young adults who need to get their wisdom teeth extracted.

My dentist is also of the opinion that this "pushback" of teeth also contributes to a growing trend of OSA in the first world.

For what it is worth. 2001:8003:E46B:3E01:ED06:4E17:809D:F34F (talk) 07:03, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]