Does Air Pollution Affect Our Sleep

I would guess there is probably a connection.

Strange--I live in a very rural area and generally the air here is good. But about a week or so ago, we started getting the smoke drifting from Canadian wild fires. Wow--a day or two the air was horrible. I actually thought our neighbor's had a fire, it was that strong. I kept checking because I couldn't believe there wasn't a fire close by.

Other days, depending on wind conditions, were somewhat better, but still a haze. There's still some haze, but it seems a bit better, though humidity is so high now, it's hard to differentiate.

My fibro has been about the same, though, maybe more sleep problems, if anything. But I spoke to a lady from my church yesterday and she said she's had an odd feeling lately like she's going to "tip over." She doesn't know where that came from! She mentioned her own and others' sleep problems, also.

Then I turned on the radio and someone on a show commented how "out of it" he was feeling and didn't know why. I was kind of struck by how so many people I had heard were having strange symptoms in that short time! Are these connected to poor air? We can only guess, I think, but "bad" air sure doesn't do us any good.

When we get poor sleep, it surely negatively affects everything else. I tend to wander through the day and not accomplish as much as I'd like. Though the fatigue catches up with me, I don't dare nap or I'll have another night of poor sleep. It's frustrating and so tricky to deal with.

I'll be glad when the humidity is gone (not the summer, though! :) and the nice, clean, fresh air returns. I do seem to sleep better in the winter months.