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Section sizes

Section size for Sleep apnea (37 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	18,552	18,552
Signs and symptoms	2,960	2,960
Risk factors	2,397	2,397
Mechanism	2,364	2,364
Complications	7,292	7,292
Diagnosis	15	14,872
Classification	753	6,681
Obstructive sleep apnea	5,928	5,928
Criteria	1,807	1,807
Polysomnography	2,255	2,255
Home oximetry	1,295	1,295
Central sleep apnea	2,027	2,819
Mixed apnea	792	792
Management	1,077	29,360
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	510	7,213
Nasal obstruction	1,094	1,094
Pharyngeal obstruction	1,544	1,544
Hypopharyngeal or base of tongue obstruction	674	674
Multi-level surgery	1,097	1,097
Potential complications	2,294	2,294
Other	13	11,697
Neurostimulation	1,567	1,567
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	90,460	90,460

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

Important role of ANP (cardiac hormone)

Neurologist Guy Leshziner describes in "The Nocturnal Brain" Page 83 (hardback) that ANP is produced in spikes many times a night in relation to sleep apnea / apnoea. This is an important but incredibly poorly understood symptom of sleep apnea/apnoea, and a major issue: sleep is disturbed by apnea/apnoea which causes ANP spikes which disturb sleep which causes worse symptoms: I am medically trained and had no idea the heart secreted hormones to control blood volume thinking it was done through kidneys: Drs should be aware patients presenting with "I snore and have to get up in the night to pee so much it disturbs my sleep" likely have *severe* sleep apnea/apnoea and are at high risk. Can someone please add this ? Thanks 92.1.65.238 (talk) 08:09, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That is Guy Leschziner—see an extract from The Nocturnal Brain at this unreliable source. ANP is discussed at Atrial natriuretic peptide. Johnuniq (talk) 08:38, 7 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Evaluation

I found this article on Wikipedia to be very informative, there is a lot of information on the topic which allows readers to really grasp the issue and relay how it is to live with it. - CCasscake (talk) 16:44, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: 2023-24 WikiMed Directed Studies

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 February 2024 and 23 March 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Hdnguy35 (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Knn0059.

Workplan-> edit lead section for sleep apnea, update missing references, move information that is not reflected in the body of the article out of the lead section, add information regarding diagnosis of CSA and OSA, add citations for risk factors section.

Hdnguy35 (talk) 19:19, 13 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

— Assignment last updated by RiotingDaffodil (talk) 18:08, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2023-24 WikiMed Directed Studies - Peer Review

Lead

The lead section does include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article’s topic. The lead section mentions the link between Alzheimer’s disease and OSA, however, this is not discussed in the content of article. The lead section is a bit overly detailed.

Content

Additional content added into the "signs and symptoms" and "risk factors" sections provide more easy-to-understand information with added citations. Overall, the article content provides comprehensive information on the topic.

Tone and balance

The article content is neutral. There are no claims that appear heavily biased toward or attempt to persuade the reader in favor of any particular position.

Source and references

The added content is backed by a reliable secondary source and the content accurately reflects what the cited sources say. The sources are current and reflect the available literature on the topic. The links work.

Organization

The content added is well written and easy to read. It is free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Overall impressions

The content added makes the lead section easier to read and understand.

Knn0059 (talk) 18:17, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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]