Insomnia.
If you frequently find yourself staring at the ceiling of
your bedroom
at four in the night, you are not alone.
Millions of us have trouble
falling asleep or staying awake and not sleeping.
Everyone suffers an occasional restless night. Many factors
are
responsible for it. Caffeine or an upset stomach can cause
you ruin
your beauty sleep. But frequent insomnia is a matter of
concern
and needs your attention.
Some commonly used remedies alcohol
or over the counter available medications do complicate the
things.
Alcohol is the most commonly used item for inducing sleep.
It may help in the beginning, it may disturb your sleep
pattern in the long run.
He begins to develop a tolerance to alcohol and requires to
increase the quota
It is known that everyone who complains of insomnia, out of
them only
less than half actually suffer therefrom. Studies indicate
that many people
sleep more than they think they do. One third of the people suffering from
insomnia
get as much sleep as normal individuals. Some think that they are losing if they sleep
less than six to seven hours. Sleep hours quota varies from
person to person. It
generally ranges from four hours to eight hours. Some feel that they do not sleep
as they used to sleep in their early years of life.
There are many factors for no sleep in the night. A nap during the day time interferes
with a full night’s sleep. Other reasons contributing to
this is frequent going to pee
in the night due to an enlarged prostate gland or breath
problem or coughing.
Moreover the quality and quantity of sleep does vary from
age to age.
Older people spend more time in light sleep almost half
awake. Their sleep is
disturbed by frequent awakenings. These life changes reflect in our sleep
pattern
and the life relating problems that frequently occur due to
old age can not be
classified as symptoms of insomnia.
(to be continued)
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