Jul
3
2006
New Threat to Health Insurance Costs
Author: Valeria WeberBuying into this story requires a reverent belief in statistics and the suspension of disbelief when people start citing massive costs (or financial benefits) as a result of a non-financial phenomenon.
It seems that snoring is having a significant impact on national productivity and health care costs as well as your personal eight hours a night. According to a study released a few weeks ago and conducted by Dr. Mansoor Madani, Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Capital Health System in New Jersey, snoring has a significant – no, massive – impact on human productivity.
The study, which examined 5,600 patients, revealed that severe snoring and sleep apnea have an increased level of morbidity and mortality, and affects worker job performance as well. Over 48 percent had trouble concentrating at work and got tired easily. Many cited increased difficulty in concentration and in completing tasks. The problem is so widespread that it is seemingly assuming plague-like proportions, according to the doctor.
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