Breathing Problems During Sleep Are Related To Air Pollution. Part 1 of 3

Breathing Problems During Sleep Are Related To Air Pollution. A altered study has found a link between air pollution and breathing-related disruptions during sleep. Conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, the authors claim this the first attempt to document a link between exposure to pollution and sleep-disordered breathing. Breathing-related catnap disruptions come in several forms, of which the best known is sleep apnea.

It causes people to repeatedly wake up when their airways constrict and breathing is cut off. In many cases, sufferers don’t realize they have the condition, which can present to the development of heart disease and stroke. In the study, researchers tried to discover if air pollution – which irritates the airways – has anything to do with sleep disruptions, which lay hold of an estimated 17 percent of adults in the United States.

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