Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, marked by recurring episodes in which the upper airway becomes partially or completely blocked during sleep, reducing or halting airflow. These apneas and hypopneas typically lower blood oxygen levels and fragment sleep, producing excessive daytime sleepiness, loud snoring broken by silent gasping pauses, morning headaches, and difficulty concentrating. Most people are unaware of their own breathing interruptions and the condition is often first noticed by a bed partner; those who sleep alone can go undiagnosed for years. Left untreated, it is linked to neurocognitive and cardiovascular complications.
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ICD-10 ChapterVI: Diseases of the Nervous System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Source Continuous positive airway pressure (Wikipedia)
Source Intermittent hypoxia (Wikipedia)
Source Maxillomandibular advancement (Wikipedia)
Source Oral pressure therapy (Wikipedia)
Source Palatal expansion (Wikipedia)
Source Somnoplasty (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Tracheotomy
Source Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter VIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter VI
Diseases of the nervous system
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
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NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
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NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
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Continuous positive airway pressure (Wikipedia)
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CPAP therapy is highly effective for managing obstructive sleep apnea.
Oral pressure therapy (Wikipedia)
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Oral pressure therapy (OPT) is a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that uses negative pressure in the mouth to shift the soft palate and tongue forward.
Maxillomandibular advancement (Wikipedia)
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Subsequently, maxillomandibular advancement was used for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Somnoplasty (Wikipedia)
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Somnoplasty is type of sleep surgery using radiofrequency ablation medical devices for habitual snoring, chronic nasal obstruction, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to shrink the tissues that are causing obstruction.
Wikipedia: Tracheotomy
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In extreme cases, the procedure may be indicated as a treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) seen in patients intolerant of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.
Intermittent hypoxia (Wikipedia)
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This has been shown to help people with obstructive sleep apnea and COPD.
Palatal expansion (Wikipedia)
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It has been demonstrated that both posterior expansion at the PNS, as well as expansion of the nasal aperture are critical in treating Obstructive sleep apnea.
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