The title on HN is the literal title of the article.
As Op stated, initially in the article the author clearly states that CPAP is preferred and most effective in totality.
The actual point of the article is that Obstructive Sleep Apnea is under-diagnosed, causes hypertension, and the conventional treatment kinda sucks—and mouth guards should be the offered as an alternative treatment because it is effective at reducing blood pressure.
The title isn’t misleading per-se, but you do have to have the article.
Whether or not the title on HN matches the article is a separate question from whether the article has a misleading title imo. I don’t see how a treatment could be “just as effective” if it has a lower AHI, unless we are saying there’s some other metric which really matters. But there’s a pretty clear contradiction between the body and title of the article.
What to do about articles which are misleading in this way is another question. Removing articles whose title is contradicted by the article is a bit heavy handed I think. It should ideally count against the reputation of the website, but there are too many for me to keep track of.
As Op stated, initially in the article the author clearly states that CPAP is preferred and most effective in totality.
The actual point of the article is that Obstructive Sleep Apnea is under-diagnosed, causes hypertension, and the conventional treatment kinda sucks—and mouth guards should be the offered as an alternative treatment because it is effective at reducing blood pressure.
The title isn’t misleading per-se, but you do have to have the article.
FWIW I got a $2100 MAD to treat my OSA.