Complications after coronavirus
COVID-19 is best known for causing dry cough and making us taste and smell alike. But the coronavirus can also cause sleepless nights, scientists say.
Three out of four people with mild infection have insomnia and shortness of breath, a new university study has found.
Researchers interviewed more than 1,000 COVID-19 patients with mild coronavirus disease. Every person who had been ill was asked about their sleeping habits after they began to fall ill.
Of the 75% who developed insomnia, one in five then developed "severe" COVID. The results also showed that 50% of patients with covid who reported insomnia were more likely to wake up at night. In addition, one third of them found it more difficult to sleep well at night, had less time to sleep and had difficulty falling asleep at all.
Researchers also found that patients with anxiety or depression were more likely to experience insomnia during illness. The lead author, the doctor, said that while previous studies had studied insomnia and hospitalized coronavirus patients, none had studied the effects on sleep in people with mild infection.
The research team stated that compared to these studies, patients with mild infections were more likely to report insomnia than the general population and hospitalized patients.
They said this may be because patients recovering from coronavirus are more stressed and sensitive to changes in physical health, making them experience worse sleep. However, researchers have stated that more research is needed to investigate the links between COVID infections, mental health problems, and insomnia.
Worldwide, 43 percent of those infected with COVID-19 have post-Covid conditions, according to new analysis by scientists at the University of Michigan.
In October 2021, the World Health Organization proposed defining a clinical case of post-Covid states as a medium- to long-term symptom occurring in people after contracting COVID-19, also known as the "long covid". Scientists have examined the global and regional prevalence of the condition by estimating the proportion of people facing the long course of COVID-19 in Asia, Europe and North America. Data from more than 1.6 million people who have had the novel coronavirus were included in the work. The scientists came to the following conclusions.
Fatigue (23 percent) and memory problems (14 percent) were cited as the most common symptoms.
Some lingering symptoms after COVID-19 persist in about 34% of non-hospitalized patients, while this percentage rises to 54% in hospitalized patients.
The researchers note that different protocols for diagnosing post-covid states in different countries make synthesis difficult, and may also hide a significant portion of the long-term condition in patients who were not hospitalized in the acute period and "fell out of the professional spotlight".
You can start your recovery:
1. Nutritious food: every day cereals, protein, vegetables, fruits, dairy products
2. Outdoor activities
3. Sleep at least 7 hours a night
4. Humidifying and ventilating indoor air
5. Breathing gymnastics daily. It is very important for the repair of lung tissue.
