Is Asthma Linked To Insomnia? Sleep Disorder Common Among Patients With Breathing Condition

A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh has found that insomnia is very common in adults with asthma.
The team found that clinically significant insomnia was present in 37 percent of study participants with asthma, according to a recent statement. These results also suggest that adults with the chronic respiratory condition who also have insomnia may be at increased risk for issues such as depression and anxiety.....

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Insomnia prevalent in patients with asthma
New research in CHEST shows insomnia is highly prevalent in adults with asthma, associated with adverse outcomes

A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh has found that insomnia is highly prevalent in adults with asthma and is also associated with worse asthma control, depression and anxiety symptoms and other quality of life and health issues. The study results are published in the current issue of the journal CHEST.
Patients with asthma commonly report difficulty with sleep; however, the prevalence of insomnia and its relationship with asthma burden and quality of life is unknown. Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition in the lungs in which the airways become swollen or inflamed, causing difficulty in breathing from spasms in the muscles surrounding the airways as they try to keep the passageways open. The impact of insomnia on asthma control and asthma-related healthcare utilization has not previously been examined.....

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Asthma SYMPTOMS: Nasal ‘douching’ can improve severe asthma and rhinosinusitis
ASTHMA symptoms could be alleviated by a simple nasal rinse, experts have revealed.

The new research found that a process called nasal douching led to improvements in chest and nasal symptoms among people with severe asthma and rhinosinusitis - an inflammatory condition of the nasal passages and paranasal sinuses.
Experts taught 30 patients how to rinse their nasal passages with a simple saline rinse kit, initially one or two times a day.
Their symptoms were assessed before starting treatment and again three months later.
After three months, 88 per cent of patients reported improved nasal symptoms and 62 per cent reported improved chest symptoms.....

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