Insomnia is difficulty falling asleep or difficulty staying asleep, or sleep disorder which makes sufferers have not had enough sleep during waking.
Sleep patterns
# Insomnia grouped into: primary insomnia, chronic insomnia is a little or not at all associated with various stress and events
# Secondary insomnia, which is a condition caused by pain, anxiety, medication, depression or severe stress.
CAUSE
Insomnia is not a disease, but it is a phenomenon which has various causes, such as emotional disorders, physical disorders and drug use.
Trouble sleeping is common, both in young and elderly, and often occur in conjunction with emotional disorders like anxiety, restlessness, depression or fear.
Sometimes a person have trouble sleeping simply because the body and brain is not tired.
With increasing age, sleep tends to decrease.
Stages of sleep also change, in which stage 4 becomes shorter and eventually disappear, and at all stages more awake.
These changes, although normal, often make parents think that they are not getting enough sleep.
Pattern in the early morning wake up more often found in old age.
Some people fall asleep normally but wake up several hours later and it is difficult to fall asleep again.
Sometimes they sleep in a state of restless sleep and feeling unsatisfied.
Built in the early morning, at any age, is a sign of depression.
The person may experience disrupted sleep patterns are reversed sleep rhythm, they are not asleep at bedtime and wake up at bedtime.
This often occurs as a result of:
- Jet lag (especially if traveling from east to west)
- Working at night
- Frequent changes of working hours
- Excessive use of alcohol
- Drug side effects (sometimes)
- Damage to the brain (due to encephalitis, stroke, Alzheimer's disease).
SYMPTOMS
Patients have difficulty falling asleep or frequent waking at night and feel tired all day.
Diagnosis
To diagnose insomnia, conducted an assessment of:
- Sleep patterns of patients
- Use of drugs, alcohol or drugs
- Levels of psychological stress
- Medical history
- Physical activity.
Diagnosis is based on individual sleep needs.
TREATMENT
Treatment of insomnia depends on the cause and severity of insomnia.
Parents who experience sleep changes as we age, it usually does not require treatment, because these changes are normal.
People with insomnia should remain calm and relaxed few hours before bedtime and create a comfortable atmosphere in the bedroom; light dim and not noisy.
If the cause is emotional stress, given drugs to reduce stress.
If the cause is depression, given anti-depressants.
If the sleep disturbance associated with normal activity and patient sufferers feel healthy, can be given sleeping pills for a while.
Sleep patterns
# Insomnia grouped into: primary insomnia, chronic insomnia is a little or not at all associated with various stress and events
# Secondary insomnia, which is a condition caused by pain, anxiety, medication, depression or severe stress.
CAUSE
Insomnia is not a disease, but it is a phenomenon which has various causes, such as emotional disorders, physical disorders and drug use.
Trouble sleeping is common, both in young and elderly, and often occur in conjunction with emotional disorders like anxiety, restlessness, depression or fear.
Sometimes a person have trouble sleeping simply because the body and brain is not tired.
With increasing age, sleep tends to decrease.
Stages of sleep also change, in which stage 4 becomes shorter and eventually disappear, and at all stages more awake.
These changes, although normal, often make parents think that they are not getting enough sleep.
Pattern in the early morning wake up more often found in old age.
Some people fall asleep normally but wake up several hours later and it is difficult to fall asleep again.
Sometimes they sleep in a state of restless sleep and feeling unsatisfied.
Built in the early morning, at any age, is a sign of depression.
The person may experience disrupted sleep patterns are reversed sleep rhythm, they are not asleep at bedtime and wake up at bedtime.
This often occurs as a result of:
- Jet lag (especially if traveling from east to west)
- Working at night
- Frequent changes of working hours
- Excessive use of alcohol
- Drug side effects (sometimes)
- Damage to the brain (due to encephalitis, stroke, Alzheimer's disease).
SYMPTOMS
Patients have difficulty falling asleep or frequent waking at night and feel tired all day.
Diagnosis
To diagnose insomnia, conducted an assessment of:
- Sleep patterns of patients
- Use of drugs, alcohol or drugs
- Levels of psychological stress
- Medical history
- Physical activity.
Diagnosis is based on individual sleep needs.
TREATMENT
Treatment of insomnia depends on the cause and severity of insomnia.
Parents who experience sleep changes as we age, it usually does not require treatment, because these changes are normal.
People with insomnia should remain calm and relaxed few hours before bedtime and create a comfortable atmosphere in the bedroom; light dim and not noisy.
If the cause is emotional stress, given drugs to reduce stress.
If the cause is depression, given anti-depressants.
If the sleep disturbance associated with normal activity and patient sufferers feel healthy, can be given sleeping pills for a while.
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