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Article: Health: Allergic rhinitis affects sleep quality.
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- PPI - Pakistan Press International
- Article date:
- September 29, 2006
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Karachi, September 29 (PPI): Allergic rhinitis (AR) can affect the social life and lead to significant sleep disturbances. Researchers from the Centre du Sommeil et de la Vigilance, Paris, France found that allergic rhinitis has been shown to impair social life and sleep. Patients with severe symptoms may have more sleep disturbances than those with a mild form of the disease. Findings appeared in September online issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers studied 591 patients who had allergic rhinitis for at least a year and a comparison group of 502 unaffected "control" subjects. Overall, 85 percent of allergic rhinitis patients were being treated for their ...