흡연과 수면의 관계

Relationship between Smoking and Sleep

Purpose ： Smoking adversely affects the health of smokers and passive smoking threatens the health of people around smokers. The purpose of this review was to summarize the effect of smoking on sleep. Methods ： We reviewed 430 articles on smoking and the effect of medication for smoking on sleep. These 430 articles consisted of 78 articles on the physiological effects of nicotine, 20 articles on the effects of nicotine on sleep, 56 articles on smoking related diseases provoking a sleep disorder, 183 articles on other substances (except nicotine) provoking a sleep disorder, and 93 articles on the effects of stopping smoking and medication for stopping smoking on sleep. Results ： We summarized the physiological effects of nicotine on sleep, the effects of other substances such as acetaldehyde on sleep, smoking related illnesses including obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic rhinosinusitis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, depression, sleep bruxism, and restless legs syndrome, and the effects of smoking cessation on sleep. Conclusion : Research on the effect of smoking on sleep is necessary to understand the mechanism of smoking. More research on smoking, sleep, and brain mechanisms will give us a closer insight into the relationship between smoking and sleep.