International Sleep Day
For sleep disorders in Cold Sea Mall Jeddah, on the eighteenth of March of each year, the world celebrates the “World Sleep Day” with an annual initiative called for and organized by the “World Sleep Medicine Association” and the participation of more than 75 countries from the world with activities aimed at increasing awareness of the link between healthy sleep and lifestyle. And the negative impact of its various disorders that afflict 45% of the world''s population, on the quality of life and mental and physical health.
The statement confirms the basis for World Sleep Day on the danger of hypersomnia and chronic deprivation of sleep on health and quality of life, and the possibility of mitigating its dangers by spreading sound awareness among members of the general community and health practitioners, and devoting the concept of prevention and cure of more than 100 types of sleep disorders by specialists in sleep medicine Examples include sleep apnea, which affects about 17% of men and 9% of middle-aged women.
The World Sleep Medicine Association for the year 2016 raised the slogan "Sound sleep ... a dream within everyone''s reach" to promote World Sleep Day and signify the need to pay attention to the diagnosis and treatment of any symptoms associated with poor or poor sleep, such as chronic insomnia, which affects between 30 to 45% of adult individuals, because of its cause The emergence and deterioration of some chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, mood, appetite and behavior disorders, increased sleepiness during the day, in addition to an increased risk of car accidents. In addition to promoting a healthy life, sound sleep is associated with increased feelings of happiness and self-confidence, higher practical performance, stimulation of the quality of work and avoidance of symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression and marital problems.
On this international occasion, the Sleep Medicine and Research Center at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, under the direction of Professor Siraj Omar Wali, Professor of Chest Diseases and Sleep Disorders, coordinated and organized by the journalist Maha Shalaby and the journalist Reham Al-Mustadi the activities of the awareness day Thursday, March 17, 2016, at the “Red Sea Mall” marketing center Where it included discussions, information and educational pamphlets in Arabic about sleep and its disorders and the importance of presenting to specialists in sleep disorders centers spread throughout the Kingdom despite their small number, and giving timely directions to visitors about their complaints of symptoms of sleep disorders, including snoring, sleep apnea, chronic insomnia, vital clock disorders and disorders Movement and behavior during sleep, with easy and clear language.
Ayman Badr Karim, a sleep disorder consultant and representative of the World Sleep Medicine Association in Saudi Arabia, explained that the absence of accurate statistics on the prevalence of sleep disorders in Arab societies, and the low public awareness even among non-specialized doctors, in addition to the small number of specialists in the field of sleep medicine, from The health challenges that Saudi society faces and cause delays in accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment for a large number of patients who suffer from chronic snoring, accounting for 25% of middle-aged people in Saudi society, and are exposed to risk factors for developing sleep apnea such as weight gain, according to a recent study issued by the Medical Center And sleep research at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.
