Half of those recovering from COVID have reported difficulty sleeping as a long-term effect of the virus, according to a survey of more than 1,500 people in the Survivor Corps Facebook Group, a resource for coronavirus survivors that has nearly 113,000 members. But it’s not just your typical struggle to close your eyes and get some rest. Patrick Hobart, a 41 year old who had COVID in March, also told Today he still has “anxiety about sleeping,” even seven months after he recovered. And neither Franco’s nor Patrick’s case was severe enough that they needed to be hospitalized for the virus. Meir Kryger, MD, a sleep researcher and professor at the Yale School of Medicine, told Today that he has seen many patients with various types of “really significant” long-hauler symptoms related to sleep, including insomnia. This sleep disorder can make it hard for people to fall asleep, stay asleep, or sleep for long enough, and has varying degrees of severity.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Kryger says this development of insomnia most likely stems from psychological problems, like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He notes that one of his patients even ended up with severe depression after COVID because he had an underlying fear of dying in his sleep from breathlessness. Of course, as is the case with a novel virus like COVID, Kryger says that there is still much to be researched about sleep difficulty in connection with the illness. But insomnia and other sleep problems are not the only long-term issues that coronavirus survivors may experience. Read on to find out the most common lingering problems people in the Survivor Corps Facebook Group reported, ranked from least common to most common. And for more helpful developments you should be aware of, know that The CDC Now Says You Can Catch COVID From Someone in Exactly This Long. 57.56 percent And for another factor you should monitor when it comes to COVID, be aware that Lacking This Vitamin Is Putting You at Severe COVID Risk, Study Says. 58.56 percent And for other signs of the sickness, check out If Your Food Tastes Like These 2 Things, You May Have COVID. 58.97 percent 65.10 percent And for more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. 66.75 percent 100 percent And if your sense of smell is off right now, know that If You Can’t Smell These 2 Things, You May Have COVID.
