Insomnia may contribute to asthma, scientists from Norway say. A large-scale study was published in the European Respiratory Journal.

Conclusions were made on the basis of a survey of 18 thousand. person 20–65 years old. “People suffering from chronic insomnia are at three times the risk of developing asthma compared to those who do not have insomnia,” the authors of the study say.. They note that the results indicate changes in the body caused by insomnia and leading to problems with the respiratory tract, reports gazeta. ru.

However, it is possible that asthma in the study participants did not develop due to insomnia, but was earlier, but it was never diagnosed.. Nevertheless, asthma and insomnia are related - many asthmatics report problems with sleep and complain of early awakening..

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