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Better Sleep for a Better Life

By The Medical City (TMC), Ortigas | March 13, 2020

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One way to stay healthy and calm during virus outbreak and flu season is to get enough quality sleep, apart from the simple practice of personal protective measures such as hand hygiene and proper cough etiquette. In a 2019 study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers discuss how sleep improves the body’s potential ability to protect against infection.


One way to stay healthy and calm during virus outbreak and flu season is to get enough quality sleep, apart from the simple practice of personal protective measures such as hand hygiene and proper cough etiquette. In a 2019 study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers discuss how sleep improves the body’s potential ability to protect against infection.

Sleep is a basic human need and plays an important role in a person’s overall health and well-being. While more sleep would not necessarily spare one from getting sick, skimping on it could adversely affect his immune system, leaving him more susceptible to a bad cold or case of the flu.  

During sleep, the immune system releases cytokines, a type of protein that targets infection and inflammation, effectively creating an immune response. Without sufficient sleep, the body makes fewer cytokines. In addition, infection-fighting antibodies and cells are reduced during periods when one doesn't get enough sleep.

Aside from weakened immune system, sleep deprivation has been associated with significant health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, and even some cancers. Disrupted sleep can also have a negative effect on family life and relationships by affecting a person’s mood and the way in which he is able to perform daily activities and interact socially.

World Sleep Day 

Today, March 13, World Sleep Day is being observed. The goals of the celebration according to the World Sleep Society are to educate people all over about the importance of sleep and lessen the burden of sleep problems on society through better prevention and management of sleep disorders.

Most of us grind our way through a long workday, which translates into a late dinner and a late bedtime, leading to poor sleep. When we do not give ourselves the chance to reset and renew throughout the day, we come home stressed and frazzled—a surefire recipe for a restless night’s sleep.

Although a good night’s sleep might seem like a modest goal, it can be the cornerstone of a life well-lived. But what if one has a sleep disorder?

Sleep disorders are conditions that affect the ability to sleep well on a regular basis. Some of the signs and symptoms of sleep disorders include excessive daytime sleepiness, irregular breathing or increased movement during sleep. Other signs and symptoms include an irregular sleep and wake cycle and difficulty falling asleep. 

Some common types of sleep disorders include insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea. Primary insomnia (insomnia with no underlying condition) affects 1-10% of the general population, increasing up to 25% in the elderly. Individuals with insomnia find it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, or both. People with insomnia often don’t feel refreshed when they wake up from sleeping, either. This can lead to fatigue and other symptoms. 

On the other hand, sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. If one snores loudly and feel tired even after a full night's sleep, he might have sleep apnea. Untreated sleep apnea may lead to heart diseases, stroke, and vascular dementia.

Both adults and children should be formally investigated in sleep centers if sleep apnea is suspected, because both adult and pediatric sleep apnea is treatable and correctable; a correct and precise diagnosis is always required.

Sleep apnea is diagnosed with polysomnography in the sleep laboratory. However, not every hospital has a sleep lab.

The Medical City through its Center for Snoring and Sleep Disorders is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related conditions, and fully equipped with a modern sleep laboratory.

The facility provides an ideal setting that will simulate a person’s day time or night time environment in order to evaluate a sleep disorder occurring at such time. It also provides a multi-channel testing site for the specific evaluation of sleep disorders, and serves as a venue to help manage options for a patient’s sleep disorder once he or she is evaluated.


The Medical City’s Center for Snoring and Sleep Disorders is located on the 7th Floor, TMC Nursing Tower 2. For inquiries, please call 8-988-1000 / 8-988-7000 ext. 6236.



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Better Sleep for a Better Life

By The Medical City (TMC), Ortigas

March 13, 2020


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One way to stay healthy and calm during virus outbreak and flu season is to get enough quality sleep, apart from the simple practice of personal protective measures such as hand hygiene and proper cough etiquette. In a 2019 study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers discuss how sleep improves the body’s potential ability to protect against infection.

One way to stay healthy and calm during virus outbreak and flu season is to get enough quality sleep, apart from the simple practice of personal protective measures such as hand hygiene and proper cough etiquette. In a 2019 study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers discuss how sleep improves the body’s potential ability to protect against infection.

Sleep is a basic human need and plays an important role in a person’s overall health and well-being. While more sleep would not necessarily spare one from getting sick, skimping on it could adversely affect his immune system, leaving him more susceptible to a bad cold or case of the flu.  

During sleep, the immune system releases cytokines, a type of protein that targets infection and inflammation, effectively creating an immune response. Without sufficient sleep, the body makes fewer cytokines. In addition, infection-fighting antibodies and cells are reduced during periods when one doesn't get enough sleep.

Aside from weakened immune system, sleep deprivation has been associated with significant health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, and even some cancers. Disrupted sleep can also have a negative effect on family life and relationships by affecting a person’s mood and the way in which he is able to perform daily activities and interact socially.

World Sleep Day 

Today, March 13, World Sleep Day is being observed. The goals of the celebration according to the World Sleep Society are to educate people all over about the importance of sleep and lessen the burden of sleep problems on society through better prevention and management of sleep disorders.

Most of us grind our way through a long workday, which translates into a late dinner and a late bedtime, leading to poor sleep. When we do not give ourselves the chance to reset and renew throughout the day, we come home stressed and frazzled—a surefire recipe for a restless night’s sleep.

Although a good night’s sleep might seem like a modest goal, it can be the cornerstone of a life well-lived. But what if one has a sleep disorder?

Sleep disorders are conditions that affect the ability to sleep well on a regular basis. Some of the signs and symptoms of sleep disorders include excessive daytime sleepiness, irregular breathing or increased movement during sleep. Other signs and symptoms include an irregular sleep and wake cycle and difficulty falling asleep. 

Some common types of sleep disorders include insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea. Primary insomnia (insomnia with no underlying condition) affects 1-10% of the general population, increasing up to 25% in the elderly. Individuals with insomnia find it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, or both. People with insomnia often don’t feel refreshed when they wake up from sleeping, either. This can lead to fatigue and other symptoms. 

On the other hand, sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. If one snores loudly and feel tired even after a full night's sleep, he might have sleep apnea. Untreated sleep apnea may lead to heart diseases, stroke, and vascular dementia.

Both adults and children should be formally investigated in sleep centers if sleep apnea is suspected, because both adult and pediatric sleep apnea is treatable and correctable; a correct and precise diagnosis is always required.

Sleep apnea is diagnosed with polysomnography in the sleep laboratory. However, not every hospital has a sleep lab.

The Medical City through its Center for Snoring and Sleep Disorders is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related conditions, and fully equipped with a modern sleep laboratory.

The facility provides an ideal setting that will simulate a person’s day time or night time environment in order to evaluate a sleep disorder occurring at such time. It also provides a multi-channel testing site for the specific evaluation of sleep disorders, and serves as a venue to help manage options for a patient’s sleep disorder once he or she is evaluated.


The Medical City’s Center for Snoring and Sleep Disorders is located on the 7th Floor, TMC Nursing Tower 2. For inquiries, please call 8-988-1000 / 8-988-7000 ext. 6236.


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