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Many people became involved in a different lifestyle imposed by the “Corona” pandemic, which changed their sleeping patterns, as the nature of “remote” work imposed the possibility of staying up late at night, which led to disturbances in bedtimes.
Specialists agreed, that infection with the “Corona” virus is closely related to sleep disorders even after recovering from the virus, noting the importance of maintaining the regularity of their biological clocks by sleeping at night and waking up during the day, because of this impact on the sustainability of enjoying good health, as well as the need to allocate A quiet room with moderate temperature, with dim lighting, that is not entered by smart devices, to help a healthy sleep.
Muhammad Al-Tarawneh, a specialist in chest diseases, intensive care and sleep diseases, said that global studies indicate the possibility of neuropathies, whether peripheral or central, as a result of infection with the “Corona” virus, which may lead to sleep disturbance, “insomnia” and may occur after recovery. From the virus, which means the inability to enter or continue to sleep, the so-called “long-term Covid syndrome”, but it is rare.
He added: There are some explanations for what was universally called “epidemiological fatigue” due to the prolonged duration of the pandemic, as well as the precautionary closure measures and the completion of work from home, which led to an impairment in the day and night rhythm of sleep.
Al-Tarawneh defined the body’s biological clock as the daily, night-day rhythm of sleep, as its impairment makes it difficult to return to sleep normally again, as a result of some sleeping during the day and staying up at night.
He advised to maintain what he called “sleep hygiene” or the so-called “healthy sleep”, which is sleeping for a period of at least 8 hours at night in a quiet room with moderate temperature, and not to drink a lot of fluids before bed, or eating fatty meals, and that the bedroom be empty. One of the smart devices, because the blue light emitted by them leads to a disturbance in the pineal gland, which is responsible for releasing the hormone “melatonin”, which helps to enter sleep.
He stressed that sleeping at a certain hour, and waking up at a uniform time helps to reset the body''s biological clock, explaining that correct sleep leads to reducing inflammatory factors within the body, and controlling the work of the immune system.
In turn, the specialist in chest diseases and sleep diseases, Dr. Ibrahim Aqeel, defined sleep as a state of a natural temporary “physiological” loss of consciousness, with the aim of resting the muscles of the body in general, and the brain in particular, noting that during sleep the number of heartbeats decreases due to the lack of exertion, And the body''s lack of need for the energy that it consumes during the day.
And he indicated that there are at least 37 sleep diseases, which are an imbalance in the nature of sleep, as the nature of sleep varies according to age, and its quality is summarized in the relaxation of the body during sleep and the absence of suffocation during it, in the so-called obstructive apnea, which is A common but underdiagnosed disease.
Akil linked the infection with the “Corona” virus, and the occurrence of poor sleep, as one of its causes is due to the lack of “oxygen”, which affects the quality of sleep, so the patient wakes up in the morning with a feeling of stress, exhaustion and lack of focus, adding: The repetitive, momentary awakening prevents the brain from taking For enough comfort.
In the same context, Dr. Radwan Bani Mustafa, a consultant psychiatrist, confirmed that sleep is one of the necessities of life, and that its disorders affect public health, and work on high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and cancer, in addition to its impact on a person''s general performance.
He pointed out the importance of realizing the effectiveness of sleep at night, explaining that the body gets rid during sleep of toxins that result from the metabolism process, rebuilds itself, and improves brain performance and memory, as sleeping for a short period, what is known as “napping”, is wisely beneficial to the human body and the effectiveness of sleep. His daily performance.-(Petra - Razan Al-Mobaidin)
