SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND THEIR CORRECTION IN THE CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

Abstract

The study demonstrates that uncontrolled bronchial asthma with persistent nocturnal symptoms may lead to sleep structure disturbance, making it less effective. An adequate anti-inflammatory therapy using state-of-the-art medicinal means helps to control the disease, arrest nocturnal symptoms, resulting in sleep structure restoration and the improvement of its quality thus improving life quality of patients as well as their parents.
Key words: bronchial asthma, sleep disturbance, polysomnography, flutikazon, salmeterol.