This content is machine translated Chronic insomnia Careful clarification and differentiated therapy The diagnosis of chronic insomnia-one of the most common disorders in sleep medicine-is made clinically and requires a careful review of the medical and sleep history. When selecting a treatment…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Interactions with obstructive sleep apnea Hen and/or egg If a patient suffers from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it predisposes him or her to a host of comorbidities, from cardiovascular to renal to pulmonary to neuropsychiatric. But there is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Obstructive sleep apnea With mask or splint for better sleep Obstructive sleep apnea affects the quality of life of those affected and is also associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. The indication for treatment results from the symptoms that occur.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sleep Medicine Residual excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep serves the physical and psychological recovery as well as the strengthening of the hormone balance or immune system and the detoxification of the brain. But there are some things…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Breathing disorders during sleep: often trivial, sometimes complex OSAS is usually well treatable, with CPAP ventilation finding long-term use in about 70% of cases. CPAP, maxillary advancement splints, and bariatric surgery have a beneficial effect on cardiovascular risk.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cardiology highlights of 2016 What developments have moved the professional community? This article is a compilation of cardiology highlights of 2016, and although this selection takes into account various aspects of cardiology, it cannot account for all the important publications of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated "Therapy-resistant" hypertension What are the reasons? The definition of refractory hypertension is very precise (tab. 1): Blood pressure in the physician’s office is >140/90 mmHg despite triple combination therapy in appropriate dosage (including a diuretic). In the case…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sleep apnea More women affected Around 150,000 people in Switzerland are affected by sleep apnea. The disease with the symptoms of snoring, breathing pauses and daytime sleepiness, is still considered predominantly a “men’s problem”, as…
