Abstract
Asthma and sleep-disordered are common diseases that affect children and adults. Symptomatic asthma leads to sleep disturbances and sleep deprivation which may exaggerate asthma even more. Sleep breathing disorders also known risk factor for uncontrolled asthma. Patients with these disorders are commonly seen by general or subspecialties clinicians who should know about the interaction between these two conditions. There is increasing academic interest in asthma and sleep-disordered breathing. The purpose of this paper is to review the recent literature related to interaction between asthma and sleep disorders in a in a manner that is relevant for clinical practice.