Air Pollution Provokes Sleep Apnea

All over the world, nature is harmed by human actions. Many factories and transportation networks deteriorate air quality, leading to air pollution. Currently, individuals are also affected by these changes. American researchers found out that increasing level of air pollutants provokes sleep apnea.

It is not a secret that every year about seven million people die of diseases caused by air pollution and now bad air quality interferes with human sleep. Although the issue of sleeplessness and its causes has been addressed numerous times, the effect of air pollution on apnea is an emerging topic.

A link between obstructive sleep apnea and air quality includes the increasing level of two of the most well-known pollutants that are fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) and NO2 (nitrogen dioxide), a traffic emission pollutant.

Initial research revealed that air pollution influences not only the lungs and cardio-vascular system but also the sleep process. Air pollutants provoke upper airway irritation, swelling, and blocking. Moreover, they may also influence the parts of the brain and central nervous system that manage breathing patterns and sleep.

The main goal of the research is to demonstrate the importance of air pollution control. That is why almost two thousand people with an average age of 68, from multi-ethnic groups, were examined. Namely, 36% white, 28% black, 24% Hispanic, and 12% Asian people participated in this study. Almost fifty percent of the participants suffer from a sleep disorder and consequently, sleep apnea that is marked by breathing repeating stops and starts.

The researchers assess air pollution levels near the residence of each participant using air quality measurements. The study revealed that the likelihood of sleep apnea rises by sixty percent for each annual increase in PM5 and NO2 pollution levels.

Unfortunately, the study does not prove a cause-and-effect link between air pollution and sleep apnea because it was not randomized. The study does not include noise and light pollution that may influence the sleep process.

However, the researchers confirm that according to their data air treatment quality will improve the situation, and not only individual risk factors but also environmental features have an impact on sleep disorders.

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