Is it ONLY snoring or IS it sleep apnoea?

  • 30.08.2022
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The topic of the latest 'Prevention Wednesday' is 'Obstructive sleep apnoea'.

The disease increases with age and is serious enough to lead to cardiovascular complications.

People with apnoea are up to three times more likely to have it: heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrhythmias. The disease leads to reduced concentration and impaired memory.

Improper sleep due to apnoea can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness and the risk of road accidents due to falling asleep at the wheel.

 

Prevention and treatment

  • What are the symptoms of apnoea during the day and at night?
  • Is snoring a symptom of sleep apnoea?
  • What does a polysomnographic study involve?

 

He talks about disturbed sleep, treatments for obstructive sleep apnoea and what to look out for during periodic examinations dr n. med. Malgorzata Czajkowska-Malinowska, coordinator of the Pulmonary and Respiratory Diseases Unit with the NWM and Sleep Disorders Subdepartment of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Pulmonology Centre in Bydgoszcz.

 

See the expert's statement on the NFZ Academy YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/28ywJUo7Y04

 

Educational materials prepared every Wednesday as part of the 'Wednesday with Prevention' campaign are available free of charge at:


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