Editorial and medical review policy

Where our information comes from

We source claims in this order of preference:

1. Clinical practice guidelines — principally the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which sets the standards US sleep physicians work to.
2. Regulators and public health bodies — the FDA for device safety notices and recalls, CMS for Medicare coverage rules, the NIH and CDC for epidemiology.
3. Peer-reviewed research, preferring systematic reviews and randomised trials over single small studies.
4. Manufacturer documentation for how a specific device actually works — clinical manuals and instructions for use, not marketing pages.

Every article ends with a numbered reference list. Inline markers in the text point to the source for that specific claim. If a statement has no number next to it, treat it as our editorial judgement rather than an established finding.

What we will not do

• Tell you to change a pressure setting, start, stop, or alter a treatment.
• Diagnose anything, or tell you whether you have sleep apnea.
• Claim a product treats or cures sleep apnea. Products manage a condition; they don't cure it.
• Cite a study we have not read, or a source we cannot link to.
• Present a single small study as if it settled a question.

Medical review

Articles that carry a "medically reviewed by" line have been read by a named clinician before publication. Articles without that line say so explicitly in the byline — we would rather admit that a piece has not been clinically reviewed than imply an authority we haven't earned. We are actively expanding clinical review across the site, starting with the articles most likely to influence a treatment decision.

Updates and corrections

Sleep medicine moves, devices get recalled, and coverage rules change every year. Articles carry a published date and, where relevant, an updated date. When we make a substantive correction, we change the text and note it — we don't quietly edit and pretend the original never existed.

If you find an error, tell us. Include the page and, if you can, the source that contradicts us.

Use of AI

We use AI tools in drafting and research, the way most publishers now do. Nothing is published without a human checking the claims against the linked sources, and no source list is generated without verifying each link resolves to the document we say it does. Fabricated citations are the characteristic failure of AI health content, and it is the specific thing we check for.

Independence

No advertiser, retailer, or affiliate partner reviews our content before publication or has any say in what we recommend. See how we make money for the full picture of our revenue.