Untreated sleep apnea may cost the UK and US billions annually

Employers urged to test staff for their SNORING as they could be seriously unsafe - The Mirror

A study on UK and US economy found that employees should be screened for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) as they may be unsafe in the workplace, seeing as it could leave workers excessively tired

Untreated sleep apnea may cost the UK and US billions annually

Untreated obstructive sleep apnea may be costing the UK and US economies billions of pounds/dollars in lost productivity every year, with a considerable proportion of working age adults experiencing symptoms indicative of the breathing disorder, suggests an analysis published online in the journal Thorax.

The sleep condition that could cost UK workplaces billions

How common sleep condition is costing UK businesses more than £4 billion a year

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) impacts around eight million people in the UK. Researchers are now calling for workplaces to screen workers for the condition

Obstructive sleep apnea may cost UK and US economies billions in lost productivity

Untreated obstructive sleep apnea may be costing the UK and US economies billions of pounds/dollars in lost productivity every year, with a considerable proportion of working-age adults experiencing symptoms indicative of the breathing disorder, suggests an analysis published online in the journal Thorax.

Screen for sleep apnoea in the workplace, researchers suggest

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