Saudi Arabia participates in more than 70 countries in celebration of International Day of Sleep

12% of men and 5% of women in Saudi Arabia suffer from this disorder

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will participate in the celebration of the International Day of Sleep on Thursday. It will be an annual event to celebrate sleep, raise public awareness of chronic issues and encourage the medical and educational field to social aspects affected by sleep disorders such as marital relationships, workplace accidents and car accidents. The International Sleep Association's World Sleep Day Committee seeks to reduce the burden of sleep problems for society by improving prevention and awareness.

Dr. Ayman Badr Karim, Consultant for Chest Disorders and Sleep Disorders in Jeddah, President of the Jeddah Sleep Medicine Club, said, "International Sleep Day is a global awareness event that is organized annually and is organized by International Sleep Association since 2007. It takes place every Friday in mid-March, Media and Celebrities with the participation of more than 70 countries around the world.

"The Jeddah King Abdul Aziz University Hospital Research and Sleep Medicine Center and the Jeddah Sleep Medicine Club have been active in recent years as part of international cooperation to raise awareness about the health and safety of Jeddah. public opinion to sleep disorders in Saudi Arabia, under the supervision of Dr. Siraj Omar Wali, Dr. Ayman Badr Kareem will organize Thursday at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital of Jeddah an awareness event for the public and practitioners of the health, including awareness stations to answer questions from the public and guide them in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, remote sleep, suffered about 12% of middle-aged men, and 5% of according to a study documented average age of women in Saudi Arabia.

The basic declaration of World Sleep Day confirms the danger of excessive sleep and chronic deprivation of health and quality of life, as well as the possibility of reducing the risk of awareness among community members and health practitioners and devote the concept of prevention and recovery of more than 100 types of sleep disorders by sleep medicine specialists, sleep apnea affects 24% of men and 9% of women of age medium and is associated with many risk factors, including weight gain, hypertension, low throat, smoking, etc.

The International Association of Sleep Medicine has called for the importance of healthy sleep on the World Day on Friday, March 15, 2019 to promote the efforts of physicians, specialists, doctors, and doctors. Health practitioners and patients to disseminate more information and advice and conduct more research on sleep and disorders.

The slogan "A healthy sleep for a healthy life" has been adopted in order to confirm the importance of a restful sleep for the elderly. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic insomnia, lack of sleep and drowsiness during the day, with their organic, psychological and behavioral causes, in order to avoid serious complications of mental health and belonging . .

Dr. Ayman Karim, a consultant in chest and sleep disorders in Jeddah, spoke about a Saudi study conducted by the Drug and Sleep Research Center at King Abdul Aziz Hospital in Jeddah on a large sample of people in his city, under the supervision of Dr. Serag Omar Wali, director of the center. 2017 Annals of Thoracic Medicine, showed that about 9% of the sample of more than 2,600 patients aged 30 to 60 years were suffering from sleep apnea, (12%) and about 5 % in women, especially those with chronic diseases Z symptoms increase sleepiness during the day, and by conducting a complete medical assessment for a risk of suffocation sleep factors.

The study also showed that chronic snoring, the leading manifestation of sleep apnea, is a common symptom in men and women. (About 24% and 17%, respectively) The results of the study showed that aging, hypertension and diabetes were among the independent risk factors for sleep apnea.

The Sleep Medicine Association has repeatedly suggested participating in the International Day of Sleep to organize an awareness event to draw attention to sleep, its effects and problems, and to publish news releases. official press and meetings with sleep experts in local media.