6 of 10 in state who had Covid have disrupted sleep patterns

Mumbai: Almost six out of 10 people who suffered from Covid in Maharashtra said their sleep patterns have been disrupted since their recovery, according to a survey. Almost 16% of those surveyed in the state said they could only sleep for less than four hours a night. A healthy sleep duration would be between 7-8 hours a night, but the national survey found 50% of those interviewed slept less than 6 hours at night.

Covid-induced sleep problems, noticed and labelled early on in the pandemic as ‘Coronasomnia’, has emerged as a global health problem. It has mainly been attributed to pandemic-related stress and anxiety, but local doctors said an increase in incidence of sleep apnea (a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts) is a major contributor too.