In a wake-up call for untreated snorers, researchers have warned that sleep apnoea will become more common and more severe because of global warming.
Rising temperatures will increase the severity of obstructive condition and its health and economic burdens are tipped to double in most countries over the next 75 years, the Flinders University study found.
Sleep apnoea – a condition that disturbs breathing during sleep and commonly causes snoring – affects almost a billion people globally.
