"Nearly all of us are familiar with symptoms we call a hangover, such as anxiety rising in the throat, a throbbing headache and general fatigue but we may be not diagnosing them correctly. A study has analyzed the sleep patterns of more than 70,000 people over three years to learn more about a condition that suffocates and exhausts us on weekend nights: social apnea."
"It is estimated that up to 80% of those who experience it are unaware they have the condition. Until recently, it was studied in a laboratory under controlled conditions, but that has changed with the rising popularity of applications to measure sleep. This latest study was carried out using such tools, plus a mat placed under subjects' mattress, to get sleep data outside of the laboratory under real-life conditions."
Analysis of sleep patterns from more than 70,000 people across 23 countries over three years used mobile applications and under‑mattress mats to capture real-life sleep data. Sleep apnea is widely underdiagnosed, with estimates that up to 80% of affected people are unaware of the condition. Environmental triggers such as alcohol consumption, smoking and lack of sleep become more common on weekends and clearly impact breathing during sleep. Data show a pronounced spike in apnea probability on weekends, with an 18% higher probability on Saturdays compared with Wednesdays, consistent across countries and demographic groups.
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