Sleep Disorders – OSAS Center
Quality sleep is essential for physical and mental wellbeing. At MediSport Center, with locations in Perugia and Città della Pieve, our OSAS Center (Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome) is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, offering personalised care pathways and multidisciplinary medical support.
Sleeping badly? The signs not to overlook
Sleeping too little or poorly affects concentration, memory and mood, and increases cardiovascular risk. Chronic tiredness, sleepiness, snoring or insomnia may indicate undiagnosed sleep disorders, including:
- Sleep apnea: brief pauses in breathing, often linked to obesity or high blood pressure.
- Snoring: may be a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS).
- Insomnia: difficulty falling asleep or non-restorative sleep, caused by psychological factors or poor sleep habits.
- Hypersomnia: excessive sleepiness, even after normal sleep.
- Narcolepsy: a neurological disorder that alters the sleep-wake rhythm.
- Nocturnal epilepsy: epileptic seizures during sleep, especially in children.
- Parasomnias: sleepwalking, bruxism, restless legs, sleep paralysis.
Night-time snoring and daytime sleepiness: when should I be concerned?
Chronic snoring often hides Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), a condition in which breathing stops repeatedly during the night, reducing the oxygen level in the blood. Besides daytime fatigue, it increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke: these symptoms should not be overlooked and deserve a specialist assessment.
Which examinations are needed to diagnose sleep apnea?
A correct diagnosis requires a pulmonology visit combined with polysomnography (overnight cardiorespiratory monitoring), a non-invasive examination that records respiratory and cardiac parameters during sleep and can also be performed comfortably at the patient’s home.
How is obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS) treated?
Once the disorder has been diagnosed through the pulmonology visit and the sleep study, OSAS can be treated effectively, for example with CPAP ventilation therapy or mandibular advancement dental devices, according to the specialist’s indications.
When is it useful to start a care pathway for sleep disorders?
Diagnosis with polysomnography
Polysomnography is the reference examination for the diagnosis of sleep apnea and sleep disorders. At MediSport Center we use advanced equipment to monitor brain activity, breathing and heart rate during sleep. We also perform home cardiorespiratory polysomnography, a non-invasive examination that allows the quality of your rest to be assessed comfortably at home.
Our approach: multidisciplinary and personalised
At our OSAS Center within MediSport Center, a neurologist, psychologists, nutritionists and pulmonologists work together to provide a tailored treatment pathway. We address the causes of sleep disorders and promote better sleep through:
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Our multidisciplinary team — pulmonologist, psychologists and nutritionists — addresses sleep disorders with personalised diagnostic and treatment pathways.