Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/kuvLDJsuntA   Those with sleep disorders including breath-holding apnea and low blood oxygen concentrations or hypoxemia have a 31% higher risk of severe CoVid infections with hospitalization and death.  Sleep researchers at the Cleveland Clinic conducted a case-control study of 5402 patients in its large vertically integrated  health system with 1935 testing positive for CoVid.   Those with CoVid were more likely to have more than 15 apnea events per hour and have sustained periods of blood oxygen levels below 90%.  Those with the most severe sleep apnea and hypoxemia had the worst clinical outcomes as they fought against CoVid for their lives.  Those with hypoxemia between 1.8% and 12.8% of their time asleep had a 42% greater risk of death compared with those with low blood oxygen less than 1.8% of their time asleep.   Those with a sleep apnea history should be certain to keep their CoVid vaccinations current and their immunity optimal.   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamane