World Day of Sleep to boost awareness of insomnia

With more than 40 percent of Chinese people suffering from some form of sleep disorder, health experts urged greater public attention to sleep health yesterday, as today is World Day of Sleep.

Of the 94 kinds of disorders discovered, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) - characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep - is the most dangerous, Huang Xizhen, chief physician of sleeping and breathing related diseases at the Peking Union Hospital, said.

The disorder currently affects more than 50 million Chinese people, she said.