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Section sizes

Section size for Sleep apnea (36 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	18,059	18,059
Signs and symptoms	2,972	2,972
Risk factors	2,459	2,459
Mechanism	2,408	2,408
Complications	8,914	8,914
Diagnosis	15	15,042
Classification	753	6,907
Obstructive sleep apnea	6,154	6,154
Criteria	2,993	2,993
Polysomnography	2,254	2,254
Central sleep apnea	2,075	2,873
Mixed apnea	798	798
Management	1,077	29,438
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	11,740
Neurostimulation	1,610	1,610
Medications	6,982	6,982
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	3,352
Treatment	1,567	1,567
See also	311	311
References	790	790
Total	91,955	91,955

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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

References

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]