Winter Maladies: Natural Approaches
June Russell's Health Facts
Smoking - Sleep
Smoking causes sleep disturbances linked to insomnia, excessive sleepiness, and sleep-ordered breathing. (Preventive Medicine, 1994, Regarding Women, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Winter 1996)
Severe daytime sleepiness was 60% more likely in smokers than nonsmokers. (Archives of Internal Medicine, Washington Post Health, Dec. 9, 1997)
Daytime sleepiness is more likely in smokers than in nonsmokers. Those who get drowsy in the daytime are twice as likely as others to be involved in traffic crashes, says a study from the Archives of Internal Medicine reports. (Washington Post Health, Dec. 9, 1997)
Smoking causes throat muscles to swell and increase the formation of mucus,
resulting in snoring. (Much Better Ways to Get Much Better Sleep,
bottomlinesecrets.com - October 2001)