![]() ![]() In some cases, these common insomnia conditions are co-diagnosed as “long COVID” (bearing in mind that long COVID is obviously a relatively new diagnosis and can also vary widely in symptoms). Others discuss feeling fatigued in the daytime even when they think they got enough sleep, or just don’t feel like they can get enough sleep no matter what they do. COVID patients, even those who have recovered, often talk about the struggle to fall and stay asleep (the classic insomnia complaint). The reports are as varied as the patients, though insomnia is very common. That is understandable, but what about now-when some semblance of “normal” is happening? Peach links the increase of COVID infections to a spike in poor sleep reports not necessarily being due to lockdowns but rather COVID infections. Peach notes how there were many reports of sleep disruption at the start of the pandemic, particularly when stay at home orders, school closures, and lockdowns ensued. At The Insomnia and Sleep Institute of Arizona, we saw a surge of “new” sleep disorder cases during the pandemic, a problem that persists today. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) NewĬan viruses change how we sleep? According to Gemma Peach, Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health, as well as other sleep experts, the answer is yes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
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