increase in "urbanization"
Chest Diseases Consultant at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam, Dr. Abdulaziz Al Nuwaiser confirmed to "Riyadh" that the rate of asthma in the Kingdom increased in parallel with the increase in urbanization and urbanization in the Kingdom, where according to recent statistics is estimated between 18-20 percent of the population of the Kingdom, including children, which is a frightening rate, Referring to the reason for urbanization, urbanization, emissions of gases and air pollution, warning against the use of fresheners, detergents, sterilizers, agriculture and animals inside the house, noting that it is also one of the most important causes of high asthma cases in the Kingdom.
Al-Nuwaiser explained that the first global conference on respiratory diseases, which was launched yesterday and organized by King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam, will discuss the new in respiratory medicine, chest surgery and respiratory therapy with the participation of lecturers from within the Kingdom and from America, France and Britain, in addition to workshops that include the latest new technologies in the knowledge of respiratory diseases and medicine Sleep and lasts three days in the presence of more than 500 participants from all over the Kingdom at the Meridian Hotel Al Khobar. Al-Nuwaiser indicated that the conference touches on the most important new and advanced topics in the treatment of respiratory diseases, including: narrow airways and non-invasive breathing (as it is placed on the nose and the patient does not need resuscitation rooms and can exercise his normal life and reduce his stay in the hospital better), expressing his regret for the lack of these masks In hospitals throughout the Kingdom, wishing to ensure that it was available for its low cost compared to other treatments, Al-Nuwaiser pointed out that this mask can be placed during the period of sleep for eight hours and it helps the patient to be free all day long as it is a good treatment for snoring during sleep (air passage) In a narrow stream).
Nowaiser added that the conference discusses sleep apnea, hinting that its first symptom is (snoring), and the conference also addresses the complications of snoring and its effect on the heart, indicating that 4 percent of men have snoring causing their breathing to stop while sleeping and a snoring result in a deficiency Oxygen, interrupted sleep, constant drowsiness, lack of concentration, high blood pressure and heart disease. The conference also provides studies on sleep diseases, including lack of ventilation of the lung and narrowing of the upper airways.
Nowaiser added that the conference looks at the causes of newly discovered asthma and its treatment methods, especially in the eastern region, one of the most prevalent areas for chest diseases, allergies and asthma. There are also scientific sessions to discuss chest surgery and pulmonary hypertension that affects the heart. Nowaiser concluded his speech to "Riyadh" by noting that they aspire to decide a number of recommendations at this conference, perhaps the most important of which is the use of invasive respirators in all hospitals in the Kingdom, the establishment of a unit to treat and diagnose breathing disorders during sleep because there are no specialized centers that meet the steady number of cases, Focusing on accurate diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension from the beginning to facilitate treatment and thus reduce the costs provided by the Kingdom''s Ministry of Health.
