AUSTRALIAN researchers have revealed an increase in the number of people suffering with obstructive sleep apnoea during heatwaves.
The team analysed five years of sleep pattern data from almost 70,000 people across 17 European countries.
They matched each participant's location with local nightly temperatures to assess the impact of heatwaves and found that the risk of people suffering with moderate-to-severe OSA increased by 13% at the peak of a heatwave.
The study did not explore the exact mechanisms behind the link, but it is known that hot nights often disrupt sleep by making it lighter and more fragmented - which may become more common and severe with climate change.
Read the study HERE.
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