{"id":2460,"date":"2024-08-09T11:56:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/consultas\/sleep-consultation"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:15:25","slug":"sleep-consultation","status":"publish","type":"consultas","link":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/consultations\/sleep-consultation","title":{"rendered":"Sleep consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>O que \u00e9?<\/h2>\n<p>Good sleep is fundamental to our quality of life and health.<br \/>\nToday, around 45% of the world&#8217;s population has sleep problems, which is a threat to mental and physical health.<br \/>\nIn the <strong>Sleep Consultation<\/strong>, the specialist doctor assesses, diagnoses and treats the various sleep disorders.<br \/>\nA multidisciplinary approach is also used to assess the relationship between sleep deprivation and chronic illnesses.<br \/>\nSome of the auxiliary diagnostic tests carried out are: Polysomnography, Cardiorespiratory Polygraphy, Actigraphy, among others.<\/p>\n<h2>Areas of Intervention<\/h2>\n<p>You should then go to a <strong>Sleep Consultation<\/strong> if you have symptoms or problems such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poor sleep \/ insomnia;<\/li>\n<li>Snore;<\/li>\n<li>Breathing stops during sleep;<\/li>\n<li>Drowsiness during the day and tiredness;<\/li>\n<li>Headaches during the day;<\/li>\n<li>Among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequent sleep disturbances<\/h2>\n<h3>Sleep Apnea Syndrome<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s a common disorder, affecting around 17% of men and 9% of women, according to the most conservative studies.<br \/>\nThe brain registers the lack of oxygen and the individual wakes up just long enough to clear the airway and start breathing again, beginning a new cycle.<br \/>\nThese events put the heart under pressure and can result in hypertension, coronary heart disease, arrhythmias or stroke.<\/p>\n<h3>Insomnia<\/h3>\n<p>Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders: international studies show that it affects 30-45% of the adult population.<br \/>\nChronic insomnia is characterized by persistent difficulty initiating sleep, frequent awakenings during the night or waking up earlier than desired.<br \/>\nIt is associated with daytime symptoms that can be very diverse and have a negative impact on quality of life.<br \/>\nThese include fatigue, mood swings or irritability, headaches, cognitive changes and reduced professional and social functioning.<\/p>\n<h3>Restless Legs Syndrome<\/h3>\n<p>Restless Legs Syndrome is characterized by a feeling of discomfort and restlessness in the legs when at rest and can make it difficult to fall asleep at the beginning of the night or to continue sleeping.<br \/>\nIt is a common disorder, occurring in 3 to 10% of the population, and affects adults, adolescents and children, with a high incidence in families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1846,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2460","consultas","type-consultas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/consultas\/2460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/consultas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/consultas"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xclinic.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}