Vnitr Lek 2022, 68(6):398-401 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2022.081

Chronic lung diseases and sleep

Samuel Genzor¹, Jan Mizera¹, Jakub Kiml¹, Petr Jakubec¹, Milan Sova^{1, 2}

¹ Klinika plicních nemocí a tuberkulózy Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci a Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc

² Klinika nemocí plicních a tuberkulózy Lékařské fakulty Masarykovy univerzity v Brně a Fakultní nemocnice Brno

Sleep is vitally important part of our life. Its quality and quantity influence all physiological processes in our organism. The relationship between the lung diseases and sleep is bidirectional - the lack of quality sleep worsens the compensation and the course of the diseases and in the same time chronic lung diseases are negatively affecting sleep quality. The coexistence of the sleep disordered breathing and lung disorders is another important issue to discuss. In case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease the overlap with sleep disordered breathing is characterized by higher prevalence of hypercapnia and overall worse prognosis. Moreover, there is a growing body of evidence about possible links of sleep disordered breathing to lung fibrosis and tumors. The complex healthcare in patients with respiratory diseases should not omit sleep examination.

Keywords: sleep, chronic lung diseases, sleep disordered breathing, insomnia.

Accepted: September 23, 2022; Published: October 3, 2022  Show citation