Health: Insomnia Affects 1 in 4 Italians, Expert: "Listen to Your Sleep"

15 works of art and tours as part of the Milan Hypnosis online awareness campaign

In Milan IPNosis, the journey of 15 technical projects and online campaigns

In Italy, 1 in 4 adults suffer from a sleep disorder and 10-15% suffer from chronic insomnia, but the problem is often underestimated or trivialized.Yet lack of sleep alters nervous system function, weakens the immune system, compromises metabolic and cardiovascular health, impairs mood, concentration and social relationships.Great artists of every era have represented insomnia as a condition that affects psychophysical balance and emotions: Michelangelo (Night);Goya (because sleep creates monsters);Stage (Sleepless Night);Dali (Sleep) and contemporaries Wall (Insomnia) and Bourgeois (Painting Insomnia).Today, science confirms that good sleep is an ally of health, prevention and social cohesion, and urges us to recognize and deal with insomnia without trivializing it.These are "Hypnosis - lighting a candle at night", a meeting with the press that took place today in Milan.Promoted by Neoformado Gentili, it offers a journey through 15 works of art dedicated to the theme of insomnia, narrated by the artistic director of the Museo Novecento in Florence Sergio Risalitti, in a dialogue between art and science to draw attention to the value of sleep as an "invisible cure".

Insomnia - informs the note - can manifest itself as difficulty falling asleep, frequent night awakenings, early awakenings or non-restorative sleep.When the disease is repeated at least three nights a week and lasts more than three months, it is called chronic insomnia." Sleep is a primary necessity and a powerful preventive factor - explains Carolina Lombardi, director of the Sleep Medicine Center at the Istituto Oxologico Italiano Irsics in Milan. Neurodegenerative diseases (sleep-wake cycle), breathing problems during sleep or depression - she expertsLists - the effects affect the whole organism: from the nervous system to the immune system, from the endocrine system to the cardiovascular system, influence on the regulation of emotions, temperature regulation, sense of hunger and heart rate, heart rate.

While scientific evidence shows that lack of rest increases the risk of psychiatric disorders, the metabolites of several insomniacs link many insomnia symptoms to cardiovascular health.

"Poor sleep not only harms your health but also damages relationships and social harmony - Claudio Mencicci, psychiatrist and co-president of the Italian Neuropsychiatric Association - There is a two-way relationship between sleep and kindness: people who sleep less are more irritable, sleep less, have increased emotional sensitivity and feelings towards others. Regulation and peaceful relationships, in turn, improve sleep quality. HoweverHowever, many patients live with insomnia without realizing it: lack of awareness is the first obstacle to diagnosis.

To raise awareness about insomnia, the campaign 'If you want to be awake, sleep' is online. The initiative, promoted by the pharmaceutical company, collects real experiences related to sleep disorders and advice from experts to spread a new culture of sleep as an integral part of health."Insomnia is much more widespread than it appears in clinical practice - emphasizes Cesare Liberali, general practitioner, Asst Milan - Many patients live with this disorder for a long time without talking about it with the doctor, ignoring that poor sleep is often an alarm signal. Early diagnosis avoids chronic conditions and allows you to establish an effective and personal role for general medicine that starts in central clinics, can be supported in more complex medical cases. with instrumental tests such as polysomnography is training aboutcorrect sleep hygiene is also essential, that is, the set of daily habits that help to get quality rest". Lombardi adds: "International guidelines recommend a gradual approach.We start from non-pharmacological interventions - lifestyle changes, sleep hygiene, cognitive behavioral therapy - depending on the primary cause of insomnia identified in different cases, accurate identification is essential, which allows therapy based on the type of comorbidity to be adapted."

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