• Sleep · Jan 2017

    Chronic Rhinosinusitis Impairs Sleep Quality: Results of the GA2LEN Study.

    • Caroline Bengtsson, Eva Lindberg, Lars Jonsson, Mats Holmström, Fredrik Sundbom, Jan Hedner, Andrei Malinovschi, Roelinde Middelveld, Bertil Forsberg, and Christer Janson.
    • Department of Surgical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
    • Sleep. 2017 Jan 1; 40 (1).

    Study ObjectivesTo analyze the prevalence of sleep problems in subjects with Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and to determine whether the disease severity of CRS affects sleep quality.MethodsQuestionnaires were sent to a random sample of 45 000 adults in four Swedish cities. Questions on CRS, asthma, allergic rhinitis, co-morbidities, tobacco use, educational level, and physical activity were included. CRS was defined according to the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps (EPOS) epidemiological criteria. The disease severity of CRS was defined by the number of reported CRS symptoms. Sleep quality was assessed using the Basic Nordic Sleep Questionnaire.ResultsOf the 26 647 subjects, 2249 (8.4%) had CRS. Reported sleep problems were 50%-90% more common among subjects with CRS compared with those without or the total population. The prevalence of reported sleep problems increased in conjunction with the severity of CRS. After adjusting for gender, BMI, age, tobacco use, asthma, somatic diseases, physical activity level, and educational level, participants with four symptoms of CRS (compared with subjects without CRS symptoms) displayed a higher risk of snoring (adj. OR [95% CI]: 3.13 [2.22-4.41]), difficulties inducing sleep (3.98 [2.94-5.40]), difficulties maintaining sleep (3.44 [2.55-4.64]), early morning awakening (4.71 [3.47-6.38]) and excessive daytime sleepiness (4.56 [3.36-6.18]). The addition of persistent allergic rhinitis to CRS further increased the risk of sleep problems.ConclusionsSleep problems are highly prevalent among subjects with CRS. The disease severity of CRS negatively affects sleep quality.© Sleep Research Society 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Sleep Research Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.

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