Sleep apnea is a disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, most commonly because the throat muscles relax and narrow or block the airway. Repeated interruptions fragment sleep and lower blood oxygen levels, commonly causing loud snoring, gasping during sleep, and excessive daytime fatigue. Left untreated, it is associated with an increased risk of hypertension and other cardiovascular problems.
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ICD-10 ChapterX: Diseases of the Respiratory System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable First Described Sleep Apnea
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Source Continuous positive airway pressure (Wikipedia)
Source Maxillomandibular advancement (Wikipedia)
Source Oral pressure therapy (Wikipedia)
Source Orthognathic surgery (Wikipedia)
Source Somnoplasty (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter X
Diseases of the respiratory system
- Non-infectious classification
View the Source 2. Encyclopedia.com: Sleep Apnea
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Sleep apnea appears to be far more common than was initially realized when it was first described in 1965.
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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MMA has been demonstrated to be one of the most effective surgical treatments for sleep apnea, due to its high success rate.
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.
Orthognathic surgery (Wikipedia)
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Orthognathic surgery (), also known as corrective jaw surgery or simply jaw surgery, is surgery designed to correct conditions of the jaw and lower face related to structure, growth, airway issues including sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems primarily arising from skeletal disharmonies, and other orthodontic dental bite problems that cannot be treated easily with braces, as well as the broad range of facial imbalances, disharmonies, asymmetries, and malproportions where correction may be considered to improve facial aesthetics and self-esteem.
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