Treatment of sleep disorders

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Krajmed Medical Center

Treatment of sleep disorders - Warsaw

At our Center, we offer treatment for sleep apnea (sleep apnea treatment Warsaw). OBTURATIVE sleep apnea (OBS) is a condition involving the cessation of airflow through the airways during sleep that occurs repeatedly and lasts longer than 10 seconds.

What are the risks when we underestimate OBS?

hypertension
ischemic heart disease
heart failure
cardiac arrhythmias
stroke
diabetes
traffic accidents

Symptoms of sleep apnea:

excessive sleepiness
loud snoring
morning headaches
sleep that does not bring rest
excessive sweating at night
The need to urinate frequently at night
delayed motor development
dry mouth after waking up
Sudden awakening from sleep combined with a feeling of shortness of breath
restless sleep
excessive irritability

Epworth sleepiness scale

How easily do you fall asleep or stay asleep in the situations described below? The answer is the number of points according to the scale below:

0 – never
1 – low possibility
2 – medium possibility
3 – high possibility

Sitting or reading
Watching TV
Sitting in a public place, such as a theater or a meeting
During an hour-long, monotonous car ride as a passenger
In the afternoon, lying
Sitting, while talking to another person
After lunch without alcohol, sitting in a quiet and peaceful place
While driving, while waiting in traffic for several minutes

Treatment of sleep disorders Warsaw

General recommendations: changing eating habits , reducing weight, avoiding: alcohol, sedatives and sleeping aids, supine position during sleep.
The use of a CPAP machine is the treatment of choice for OBS. The CPAP device generates a stream of air under positive pressure, then enters the upper airway through a flexible tube and mask covering the nose or nose and mouth. The effect of the device is to eliminate snoring and apnea and restore normal sleep. Before using this treatment, it is a good idea to conduct a tolerance trial of the device for several nights. Such treatment is better tolerated by people with severe forms of the disease.
Surgical treatment removes the obstruction to breathing, which can be a crooked nasal septum, hypertrophied nasal apices, nasal polyps, hypertrophied palatine tonsils, an elongated soft palate and uvula (a vibrating palate during sleep produces an acoustic effect in the form of snoring), a hypertrophied tongue base (excess fatty tissue around the tongue muscles), as well as a narrowed and receding mandible. The following procedures may be indicated: correction of the septum and/or nasal apices, removal of nasal polyps, correction or removal of the palatine tonsils, Celon of the soft palate or base of the tongue. For mandibular abnormalities, mandibular advancement braces or surgical treatment are used.
Surgical treatment of obesity for those who are significantly overweight.