Editorial process
How CPAP Insider articles are researched, drafted, fact-checked, and reviewed before publishing.
CPAP Insider publishes on a schedule, and drafting is assisted by software. That makes the review process more important, not less. Here is exactly how an article gets from idea to published.
1. Topic selection
Topics come from real questions CPAP users ask — new-user problems, mask and machine comparisons, specific symptoms (aerophagia, dry mouth, mask leak into the eyes). Each topic is queued with the angle it should take.
2. Drafting
A first draft is generated with a large language model working from a detailed brief: the byline is a patient, not a clinician; claims must be specific; recommendations must be justified. The draft is a starting point, never the finished article.
3. Medical-claim check
A second automated pass flags every health or safety claim in the draft and checks whether it is:
- supported by a primary source — the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a peer-reviewed study, or the manufacturer’s instructions for use — or
- general enough to stand without one, or
- overstated, and needs softening or cutting.
The output of that check is attached to the draft for the reviewer.
4. Human review
A person reads the full draft against the claim report before it can publish. The reviewer checks that:
- nothing reads as medical advice or implies clinical authority
- product claims match the manufacturer’s specs and current availability
- the medical disclaimer and affiliate disclosure are present
- affiliate links are labelled and built from our product data, not hand-written
- sources are cited and load
Only then is the draft merged and published.
5. Corrections
If something here is wrong, tell us on the contact page. Corrections to published articles are noted with an updated date.