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Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 6 min
Sleep Apnea Severity Is a Number — and the Number Is Stranger Than It Looks
There is a number on your sleep study, and it probably has a decimal point. Maybe it says 27.4. Maybe 8.1, or 62.0.
By Rachel Stanton · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 6 min
When the Influencer Has Sleep Apnea Too: What Celebrity Disclosure Gets Right, and Where It Falls Short
Somewhere tonight, a 26-year-old who follows a model she trusts will watch a video that opens with a confession: I have sleep apnea, and I had no idea.
By Judith Hawthorn · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 10 min
Sleep Apnea Classification: What "Moderate" Actually Means When You're Stuck Between Mild and Severe
You've read the article about mild sleep apnea, the one that said you'd probably be fine with some weight loss and a different pillow.
By Elliot Carver · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 6 min
Sleep Apnea Classification: What "Mild," "Moderate," and "Severe" Actually Measure
A sleep-study report lands in your inbox with a single number doing most of the work: AHI 11. Somewhere on the page, a clinician has written "mild obstructive sleep apnea." Had the number been 15…
By Megan Caldwell · Read →
Sleep Apnea
June 2026 · 5 min
The AHI of 47: What One Number on My Sleep Study Actually Measured
My home sleep test came back with an AHI of 47. That number sat at the top of a one-page PDF, above a graph of my oxygen saturation that looked like the readout from a failing engine.
By Judith Hawthorn · Read →
Sleep
May 2026 · 5 min
The Apnea-Hypopnea Index Is a Number, Not a Verdict: How One Threshold Came to Define Sleep Apnea
If you ever get tested for sleep apnea, your night will be reduced to a single number. It is called the apnea-hypopnea index, the AHI, and it counts how many times an hour your breathing stops or…
By Judith Hawthorn · Read →
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