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Patients with severe allergic rhinitis are more often affected by sleep disorders.
Registrar in Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee; anilkumarpillai@doctors.org.uk
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Allergic rhinitis and its consequences on quality of sleep: an unexplored area. Léger D, Annesi-Maesano I, Carat F, et al. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:1744–8.
Allergic rhinitis is common in the general population and impairs sleep and social life. This French study seems to be the first attempt to assess the impact of duration and severity of allergic rhinitis on the quality of sleep and consequently on everyday living.
From a nationwide controlled cross sectional epidemiological study, 591 patients with allergic rhinitis (>1 year) were selected. Those with nasal polyps and/or major nasal septum deviation were excluded. Sleepiness was assessed by self administered questionnaires: sleep disorders questionnaire and Epworth sleepiness scale score.
Sleep impairment was significantly worse (p <0.001) with increased severity of allergic rhinitis. Patients with allergic rhinitis reported significantly more use of sedative drugs (p = 0.003) and alcohol (p <0.001). Snoring and
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