Insomnia And Poor Indoor Air Quality

Poor Air Quality Can Keep You Up
Poor Air Quality Can Keep You Up

Insomnia and poor indoor air quality are more linked than you might think. The quality of your indoor air quality in your home may be the most important factor in you getting a good night’s sleep.

According to Statistics Canada, almost 3.3 million people suffer from insomnia and roughly 5.4 million people in Canada are diagnosed with sleep disorders such as sleep apnea. Researchers have found a link between poor indoor air quality contributing to sleep apnea.


What are the main factors that affect or cause poor indoor air quality?

  1. Increase or abundance of airborne particles or dust.  
  2. Lack of fresh air or poor ventilation leading to an increase in Carbon Dioxide or CO2.
  3. Increase in VOC’s or airborne chemicals from furniture, contents or decorating materials including paint.
  4. Presence of formaldehyde from adhesives
  5. Poor airflow or temperature variances.
  6. Low relative humidity or dry air affecting sinuses and respiratory system.

All or even just a few of the above can cause the air that you breathe in your home to be categorized as having poor indoor air quality. We tend to spend an average of 8 hours each night in our bedroom, so the indoor air quality in our bedrooms or sleep environment becomes crucial to getting enough quality rest. The indoor air quality of your bedroom directly relates to getting a good night’s sleep.

So how can we improve the indoor air quality of our bedroom environment and also ensure we don’t suffer from insomnia or sleep disorders?

  1. Have a professional and comprehensive indoor air quality test performed in your home, especially your bedroom.
  2. Depending on what your air quality issues are, install quality and well-performing HEPA filtration system to reduce airborne dust and particulate.
  3. Make sure your home ventilates or breathes properly. You may need to install a ventilation system to make that a reality.
  4. Ensure that VOC’s are properly absorbed or filtered or avoided altogether.
  5. Have a regular air quality monitoring method to make sure you know the instant your air quality has gone from good indoor air quality to bad indoor air quality.

Indoor air quality or our indoor environment plays an important role in our overall enjoyment of life, our health, and our sleep. Poor sleep, insomnia and sleep disorders like sleep apnea have an effect on our long term health as well as our performance at work. Poor indoor air quality leading to insomnia is a cost that is too high to bear.

Call Verify Air Quality Testing to schedule a complete indoor environmental assessment of your home, especially your bedroom. What is the value of a great night’s sleep for you?  

Prevent Insomnia through Poor Indoor Air Quality Testing today.

Location: Oakville, ON, Canada

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