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A new study by the Cleveland Clinic found that people who have certain sleep disorders have a more severe course of covid. Their chances of hospitalization and death are more than 30% higher.
A research team led by Reena Mehrov of the Sleep Center Clinic in Cleveland analyzed data from more than 5,000 patients and found that people with sleep-disordered breathing such as hypoxia did not have an increased risk of coronavirus infection but had a worse prognosis if they had the disease breaks out.
Results of the study, published in a professional journal JAMA Network Open, found that patients with sleep – disordered breathing had a 31% higher risk of having a severe covid requiring hospitalization and that the disease would result in death.
“As the pandemic continues, it is very important to improve our ability to anticipate who will have a more serious course of the disease so that we can allocate resources appropriately,” said Dr. Mehrov. “This study has improved our understanding of the relationship between sleep disorders and the risk of adverse effects of covid-19,” she added.
The study’s findings paved the way for further research to determine whether early treatment with oxygen, for example, can improve the prognosis of these patients. “Reducing hospitalizations and deaths could reduce the burden on health systems,” said one study author, Cinthya Orbea.
Hypoxia is not just about sleep, it generally means not enough oxygen for metabolism. Lack of oxygen can lead to damage to the nervous system and brain.
The causes of the disease are various, for example, it can be the result of lung disease. Other common sleep-disordered breathing includes sleep apnea, which is manifested by respiratory arrest during sleep.
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