{"id":64011,"date":"2021-03-18T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=64011"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:47","slug":"covid-somnia-cardiff-suffers-from-sleepless-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/covid-somnia-cardiff-suffers-from-sleepless-nights","title":{"rendered":"Insomnia hits Cardiff: The capital is worst hit by pandemic sleep problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A recent study shows people in Cardiff are struggling to get a good nights&#8217; sleep with the city ranked worst for sleep problems.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"460\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64840\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=64840\" class=\"wp-image-64840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64840\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?attachment_id=64840\" class=\"wp-image-64840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped-770x432.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/5181349586_86f14e5c94_b-Cropped-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">As many as 16 million UK adults* are suffering from sleepless nights as a third (31%) say they have insomnia, initial findings from Aviva\u2019s upcoming Wellbeing Report reveal. Almost half (48%) agree they don\u2019t get the right amount of sleep.<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People in Cardiff have seen their sleep suffer more than any other part of the UK during the lockdown according to the latest research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 37% of people in the capital are suffering from insomnia according to research by Southampton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Jane Falkingham, researcher of the report from the University of Southampton said,<em>&nbsp;<\/em>\u201cWe are seeing that Covid-19 is having a disproportionate impact on the health of individuals from different ethnic groups and those employed in certain jobs. The indirect impacts of Covid-19, including the closure of schools and businesses, and the move to home-working, seem to be worse for younger people and women. These factors may, in turn, impact upon sleep health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said, &#8220;Disrupted and poor sleep is associated with wider mental and physical health challenges. Policy makers and health professionals need to take action now. It will be vital that they support and promote better sleep health.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-410x1024.png 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-120x300.png 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-770x1925.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-293x733.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-410x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-410x1024.png 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-120x300.png 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-770x1925.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1-293x733.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/Key-Findings-from-survey-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>On average, adults sleep for six hours per night; below the seven to nine hours of sleep recommended by the National Sleep Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has made getting a good rest significantly harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve noticed sleeping issues since November 2019, but it started to affect my day to day life during the lockdown,\u201d said an undergraduate student from Cardiff University adding that \u201cit has definitely worsened over the pandemic.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A poll conducted by the Royal Society for Public Health found out that two in five, which is almost 40% of employees reported a disturbance in their sleeping pattern over the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The survey also highlighted that with the pandemic, more and more people are working from home and not getting a lot of exercises and natural light &#8211; both of which are important factors for a good nights\u2019 sleep.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI was sleeping all day and not seeing the light\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Sleeping Council &#8211; a UK based organisation that aims to raise awareness of good nights&#8217; sleep, depression and sleep disorders are closely linked. Insomnia is the most common and is estimated to occur in almost 75% of adult patients with depression.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raj* A student from Cardiff University said, \u201cMy sleep cycle has been a mess for many years. This was caused by carelessness and also depression which caused me to isolate myself so I would stay up hours when everyone else was asleep.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;For this week I have a prescription of Zopiclone to help induce sleep at earlier bedtime and to therefore fix my sleeping pattern,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study highlighted that sleeping peacefully is the biggest health ambition of people in the UK with 26% listing the same. More than half (51%) don\u2019t currently take any measures to help them sleep better. Out of those who do, 13% depend on some kind of medication to help them sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chloe*, a 22-year-old Sociology undergraduate student at Cardiff University was diagnosed with insomnia at the age of 15. She has been prescribed sleeping tablets, however, she is only allowed to have 3-5 tablets in one prescription because doctors suspect she has bipolar type 2.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI don\u2019t really understand why I am not allowed more than that, but I am usually given Zopiclone. Sometimes I can\u2019t sleep for two days and start to have auditory hallucinations. I have periods where I\u2019m totally unaffected by it and I am able to sleep.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cI usually tend to be high energy but low mood when I\u2019m sad so I struggle to sleep when I have things going on my mind feels like 100mph but sometimes my brain is like not there and I just feel very absent and will sleep 15+ hours,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the NHS website, Zopiclone is usually provided to patients to treat insomnia. The website also highlights that patients can become dependent on it very quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Simon Braybrook of Butetown Medical said, &#8220;It&#8217;s like a withdrawal from heroin. I think it&#8217;s one of the worst withdrawals you can have.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another student from Cardiff University suffering from insomnia opted for herbal sleeping pills instead of prescription medication, reporting that they \u201chelped a little as it reduced anxiety and let me sleep but if I\u2019m more anxious it doesn\u2019t work.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"442\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64378\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/covid-somnia-cardiff-suffers-from-sleepless-nights\/attachment\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-cropped-4\" class=\"wp-image-64378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533-770x425.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533-293x162.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"64378\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/covid-somnia-cardiff-suffers-from-sleepless-nights\/attachment\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-cropped-4\" class=\"wp-image-64378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533-770x425.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/4411840607_8bd5af6da2_b-Cropped-4-e1616083810533-293x162.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Those who experience sleep deprivation complain of mood swings, lack of energy, inability to concentrate and anger.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep deprivation is also linked to reduced productivity. A study into the economical effect of sleep deprivation highlighted that poor quality of sleep amongst UK workers was losing the country 1.86% of its GDP. According to the researchers, if people who sleep under six hours began sleeping to seven hours, this could add \u00a324.5bn to the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afreen*, a 32-year-old postgraduate student reported that she felt \u201cExtremely distracted like I would experience depersonalization all day long.\u201d Further, she said: \u201cWith time I have gotten used to it and schedule my work around it when I feel more alert and awake and sleep when I\u2019m sleepy or tired.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A study provides evidence that insomnia may cause dysfunction in emotional difficulty as well as the development of depression and other problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said, \u201cIt is emotionally and mentally it is challenging because it also causes a lot of brain fog making it difficult to think clearly and cannot process things efficiently and days go by in a daze. Not sleeping properly messed with circadian rhythm and eventually appetite.\u201d However, she has been able to improve the quality of her sleep cycle by \u201cintermittent fasting, balancing food portions and strengthening exercises throughout the day.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report also highlighted that 13% of those surveyed resort to alcohol as a &#8216;night cap&#8217; to help them sleep better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A study by Alcohol Rehab highlighted that alcohol dependency and insomnia commonly co-exist as many who can\u2019t sleep turn to alcohol in order to get rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt, a 23-year-old student from Cardiff University says he doesn\u2019t remember the last time he was able to sleep peacefully \u201cWithout alcohol being involved.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, &#8220;It helps mentally to drink before trying to sleep as it stops me from dwelling so much on past events or worrying about the future but it takes a mental toll knowing that I maybe becoming dependent on alcohol to sleep properly.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Doug Wright, Medical Director at Aviva UK Health, said: \u201cAlcohol can also lead to disrupted sleep and a \u2018night cap\u2019 to aid sleep can actually have the opposite effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cThere are lots of methods available to help aid sleep, such as avoiding devices close to bedtime, controlling light and noise levels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afreen said, &#8220;I do try to follow a routine but it\u2019s hard to stick to depending on my mood. Things I usually do are I have a hot bath before bed, I apply some castor oil on my eyes and forehead (i feel it helps), I keep my room cool and wear lightweight clothes, my duvet is heavy so that helps with the restlessness, I also keep a small fan to provide constant white noise.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/How-to-sleep-better-410x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/How-to-sleep-better-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/03\/How-to-sleep-better-120x300.jpg 120w, 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