Chest Diseases Specialist Bahri Temuray said that those who suffer from apnea syndrome and asthma in the summer months should definitely apply to the hospital.
Private Mersin Middle East Hospital Chest Diseases Specialist Dr. Bahri Temuray warned patients with 'apnea syndrome' to be careful. Stating that 'obstructive sleep apnea syndrome' is due to many reasons, Temuray said, “It is a disease characterized by complete or partial obstruction of the upper respiratory tract for various reasons during sleep, resulting in complete or partial respiratory arrest during sleep. This disease should not be taken lightly.”
“Treatment is possible”
Noting that the treatment of the disease is possible, Temuray said, “Being overweight or obese, advanced age and male gender, smoking and alcohol use, genetic factors and anatomical anomalies are the main causes of diabetes. Accompanied by clinical findings, we start the process in the sleep laboratories within our hospital. We make a definitive diagnosis with a device called polysomnography (sleep test), which detects changes during sleep with electrodes placed on your body. After the treatment, we provide lifestyle change recommendations, change of bed position, usually while sleeping on your back, but since it can be in positions that vary from person to person, we provide personalized bed position trainings. We continue the treatment by recommending the use of an intraoral device that aims to keep the lower jaw and tongue in front to selected patients.”
Asthma patients beware
Pointing out that there is an increase in asthma disorders with the summer months, Temuray said, “Air conditioning means humidity, air conditioning means dust, bacteria and fungal infections, mold, allergies, so asthma patients should pay attention to the use of air conditioning. Since these pathogens I mentioned in asthmatic patients will cause edema in the lungs and cause shortness of breath, there are some issues that air conditioner users should pay attention to. One of them is to regulate the humidity balance of the air conditioner. In other words, it is necessary to run the air conditioner at short intervals and by ventilating. It is very important not to neglect the periodic maintenance of the air conditioner. Because the humidity, balance, dust and mold inside must be cleaned with periodic maintenance. Another issue is that asthmatic patients should not use air conditioners for a long time, they should definitely provide air circulation by opening windows, and the filters of the air conditioners should be cleaned and thoroughly dried every 10 days.”
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