causes of insomnia and the fact

Are you having trouble sleeping? Insomnia?

Well, there really is some sort of sleep disturbances commonly encountered, especially by the generation of millennial doctrines. One of them is insomnia.

Basically, everyone needs time to bed. Adults typically need to sleep for at least 7-8 hours per day. However, some people also feel quite to sleep with 3-4 hours. Increasing age, then the less time that we also need to sleep.

Well, no matter how much sleep we need, the important thing is whether we can finally wake up with fresh again? That's an indication of whether we sleep enough in accordance with required or not so that is not the case of insomnia.

Well, the thing is, the condition in an age now, with all the demands of the existing life makes some of us had to deal with various problems. When we're in trouble, then the brain matter was forced to work harder to find a solution. The brain works harder will be vulnerable to stress, which then causes us to have difficulty sleeping. The usual we call with insomnia.

In fact, the term "insomnia" is already familiar. But, not many people really understand it, let alone know the cause and also know how to handle it.

So, it looks like OK well ya if we covered some questions that probably comes to mind when we hear the term insomnia. We also find out, what are the symptoms and how to address them.

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Some questions and facts about insomnia you should know

1. What is insomnia?

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In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) — a journal of mental health issued by the American Psychiatric Association — insomnia is defined as dissatisfaction with the quality or quantity of sleep.

That should be noted is that insomnia was a form of disruption, and not a disease.

2. Anyone can experience insomnia?

Studies show that 30% of adults in the world are experiencing insomnia.

Some circles have a higher risk of experiencing insomnia, such that is elderly with other medical disorders and women.

There is also a surprising result of the study, conducted by child psychiatrist from Providence, Rhode Island United States. It turns out that insomnia can also be experienced by the children of Dr. Judith a. Owens from Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University mentions, that insomnia has significantly influenced the 29% of children overall.

Another alarming fact is also found in the research of Dr. Judith, i.e. about one-quarter of patients older insomniacs with severe symptoms even using sleeping pills, although there is no approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the use of sleeping pills to children.

So, in conclusion, the insomnia is not known the age, can strike anyone.

3. What causes insomnia?

Insomnia can be caused by a few things as follows:

• Consumption of certain drugs, particularly medications that contain caffeine. Certain types of heart failure drug, can also cause insomnia, because sufferers were given similar drugs it will more often woke up to pee.

• Consumption of certain drinks, containing caffeine will make a person experience insomnia. Caffeine levels actually required someone to stay awake is indeed different. People are already accustomed to drink coffee will experience a tolerance so that need larger doses to keep awake. And in contrast with those who are not used to drinking coffee. So too with alcoholic beverages, if taken too much then it will give rise to disorder insomnia.

• Environment, an uncomfortable bed spaces has also become the biggest cause of insomnia. For example, a noisy environment, where he was too bright, or sleeping in a new place can also cause insomnia.

• Psychiatric or psychological problems like anxiety and depression, is the cause of the emotion of tersering that occurs in insomnia. Someone who usually anxious would be hard to start going to bed (early insomnia). While a depressed person will usually wakes up at night, and couldn't go back to sleep (late insomnia).

• Physical complaints, such as when someone is not doing the activity, usually physical complaints such as pain will be better perceived, so that someone will bother to start

• A bad life patterns, such as ritual and an irregular sleep schedule can also be the cause of insomnia. For example, different sleep schedules on weekdays and on weekends, or sleeping too fast or too slow.

•  Eating too much or sleeping immediately after a meal will potentially cause pain in the solar plexus. This can also cause insomnia.

• Experienced physical health problems, such as asthma and lung disease, heart, muscles and joints, hormonal disorders, neurological disorders (Alzheimer's or Parkinson's), cancer, prostate enlargement or suffer from a disorder that makes you not can control urination (incontinence of urine), digestive disorders, and stroke.

4. What kind of symptoms of insomnia?

Insomnia is usually accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms:

• Difficulty initiating sleep for more than 30 minutes in the next few days in a row

• Often woke up more than 30 minutes each night within a few days in a row

• Waking up too early morning or waking up in a State not fresh.

• Tremendous physical fatigue

• Easy stress, irritability, or quick tempered

You need to know, that the greater efforts we try to sleep, thus even the more difficult sleep.

Moreover, until uneasy viewing for hours each time, calculate how long we are literate (and not able to sleep well) thus will increasingly pose feeling desperate and finally his own stress.

Because stress can not sleep makes us increasingly severe insomnia. The bed finally befits the battlefield, that makes us afraid of facing a night.

5. Dangers of what could cause insomnia?

Insomnia can lead to someone still feel sleepy when waking up.

If someone is sleepy when driving, will certainly be at risk for accidents. Similarly, if someone is sleepy when working.

In addition, insomniacs will feel the excess fatigue, poor concentration, irritability and difficulty in thinking clearly.

A survey of 1.1 million people in America are also carried out by the American Cancer Society, found that those who reported sleeping about 7 hours per night had the lowest mortality rate.

People who sleep less than 6 hours or more than eight hours at risk face higher mortality than those who sleep for 7-8 hours a day.

If you're used to sleeping for 8.5 hours or more each night, then this can increase the mortality rate of 15%.

While chronic insomnia — sleep less than 3.5 hours (women) and 4.5 hours (men) — can also cause the increase of 15% mortality rate.

6. How to cope with insomnia?

Some of the easiest ways to overcome insomnia is to do a sleep hygiene.

What is sleep hygiene? I.e. how to sleep in healthy, among which are:

• Familiarize yourself with the time fixed.
• Get used to getting up at the same time every day even though could only sleep briefly.
• Don't get used to the consumption of sleeping pills to sleep.
• Urinary first before going to bed.
• Avoid consumption of coffee and tea before going to bed.
• Do not work out in the afternoon. Sport is better done in the morning.
• Avoid napping too long. A NAP is good enough in 15 minutes to 1 hour.
• When you are not also can start sleep, don't panic or worry. Immediately do a couple of things could possibly trigger drowsiness. Read the book according to your interests, for example, or listening to soothing music, might be able to help.
• Create the atmosphere of the room is good for light use, such as minimal as possible, and not noisy.
• Learn meditation or yoga, which is known for being able to quiet the mind and achieve life balance.

7. Should you use sleeping pills to treat insomnia?

Sleeping pills for people with insomnia are usually benzodiazepine drugs. Examples are diazepam, lorazepam, and alprazolam.

This class of drugs has anti-anxiety, sedation and muscle relaxation effects. According to its nature, the use of these drugs in the long run will be at risk of dependence (addiction).

A patient who takes sleeping pills for a long time should routinely control the doctor. Do not stop the drug consumption suddenly because it can cause a rebound phenomenon. If it is really needed, the doctor will usually reduce the dosage of the medicine until it stops.

Now, you are now getting to know this sleep insomnia disorder right?

The most important thing to overcome insomnia is not to panic when you can't start sleeping, because it will make the disorder worse. Relax for a moment, while doing light activities for about 15 minutes, then try to sleep again.

If you still can't sleep, repeat the steps above.

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