Spending Sleepless Nights During COVID: Why and What You Can Do
Coronasomnia is a new term that has been coined taking into consideration the sleep-deprived state caused due to insomnia, which has been largely triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
| 27 May 2021 10:19 AM GMT
Due to the many horrors inflicted upon human society by the novel coronavirus, people are reportedly having a difficult time trying to sleep peacefully.
Coronasomnia is a new term that has been coined taking into consideration the sleep-deprived state caused due to insomnia, which has been largely triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Anamika Rathore, consultant ENT/endoscopic sinus and sleep apnea surgeon, Bhatia Hospital Mumbai pointed out few factors that have resulted in sleep deprivation, also known as insomnia.
Know about insomnia amid coronavirus pandemic
Know about insomnia amid coronavirus pandemic
This pandemic has also led to rising cases of insomnia due to a variety of reasons, in turn, leading to the coining of the term ‘coronasomnia’. According to Dr Anamika Rathore, consultant ENT/endoscopic sinus and sleep apnea surgeon, Bhatia Hospital Mumbai, some of the factors are:
Stress: Fear of getting infected, spreading infection, watching too much news, feeling helpless, unable to meet covid-infected family members etc.
Change in daily routine: Lack of physical activity, online work, excess work at home with no breaks and outings, sometimes excessive daytime sleeping leading to insomnia, increased screen time
Anamika Rathore is set to go on a spiritual path of renunciation, two days after her husband Sumit Rathore became a Jain monk, renouncing property worth Rs 100 crore and their three-year-old daughter, Ibhya.