Sleep disorders are a new area of interest globally, as studies have shown that more and more lifestyle diseases are attributable to sleep disorders, says a release issued today on the occasion of the "World Sleep Day".
According to Dr Ashim Desai, Senior Consultant, ENT at Nova Speciality Surgery, Mumbai, "Although there is a lot of
global data, till now there has been no comprehensive specific data available for the Indian population. Therefore, the need of the hour is to conduct research studies in this area.
"With this association, Nova-Eurosleep Sleep Clinics have become the largest provider of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for the comprehensive study and management of sleep-related disorders in the country. It is established simultaneously at five of our of centers located in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad," said Dr Mahesh Reddy, co-founder of Nova Speciality Surgery.
Sleep apnea is not just a problem of the elderly population as it affects children as well. Consequences of untreated obstructive sleep apnea among children includes failure to thrive, enuresis, attention-deficit disorder, behaviour problems, poor academic performance and cardiopulmonary disease, the release said quoting experts in this field.