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Respiratory Care Weekly, September 20, 2006
Patients with allergic rhinitis, such as that caused by seasonal allergies like hay fever, don't sleep as well as those who don't have it, according to a report in the September 18 Archives of Internal Medicine. Allergies have been shown to affect quality of life and several studies have suggested that they may contribute to snoring and breathing problems, including sleep apnea.
Among 591 French patients with allergic rhinitis, 41.6% (vs. 18.3% of those without allergic rhinitis) reported difficulty falling asleep, 63.2% said they felt they lacked adequate sleep (compared with 25.4% of controls), and 35.8% (vs. 16% of controls) reported insomnia.
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