Insomnia

June 11, 2022

Insomnia

What is insomnia ?

Let’s talk -The term insomnia literally denotes a complete lack of sleep..It Indicates a relative inability to sleep difficulty in staying asleep, 🥱 early awakening or a combination of any of these complaints..
Insomnia deprives the person of mental rest and thereby interferes with his activities in the day time …it constitutes a severe health hazard when it becomes a habit…🛌
Sleep is a periodic state of rest for the body which is absolutely essential for its efficient functioning… it is indispensable condition to the recuperation of energy…..It gives relief from tension,Rests the brain and body and a person wakes up in the morning fresh and relaxed ..

The sleep has been aptly called the balm of hurt minds and the most cheering restorative of tired bodies …

The amount of sleep varies within very wide limits from individual to individual…

Normally seven to eight hours of sleep every night is adequate for most people…Some however,do well with 4 to 5 hours because their sleep is deeper and more refreshing….

In General - insomnia is common among the elderly for a variety of reasons..the sleep of the elderly is often punctuated by brief periods of wakefulness during the night…In such cases it is the quality rather than the quantity which is most affected… with ages ,there is a gradual reduction of periods of deep sleep…

Sleep requirements also diminishing with ageing…

From 9 hours of sleep per night at the age sleep needs decrease to 8 hours at the age of 20 , seven hours at 40,

6 1/2 hours at 60 and 6hours at 80….

symptoms

Although difficulty in staying asleep is the most common type of insomnia,the single symptom that most frequently marks the onset of insomnia is the difficulty in failing asleep…
The signs of pathological insomnia are dramatic changes in the duration and quality of sleep, persistent changes in sleep patterns, lapses of memory and lacks of concentration during the day.

Other symptoms are

Emotional instability
Loss of coordination
Confusion and lingering feeling of indifference…

causes

The most common cause of sleeplessness is mental tension brought about by …..

Anxiety

Worries

Over work and overexcitment

Suppressed feelings of resentment, anger and bitterness may also cause insomnia

Other causes

Constipation

Dyspepsia

Over eating at night