Poor sleep of the elderly is mainly manifested as difficulty in falling asleep, frequent waking up at night, difficulty in falling asleep again after waking up early, fatigue during the day and poor spirit. When the above performance appears more than three times a week for more than three months in a row, then chronic insomnia may have found you; Short-term insomnia within 3 months.
Insomnia, dreaminess, what medicine does insomnia take? Sleep experts put forward four rehabilitation suggestions:
1, don't take drugs easily. Insomnia is mainly due to the difficulty of falling asleep and sleep disorders caused by the inability of the pineal gland of the brain to provide melanin clearance for the human body as needed.
2. Experts pointed out that only a few patients have reached the disease line, and most of the depression is just a lack of certain substances in the body, supplementing RSHWHO sleep repair nutrition and conditioning.
3, preparation before going to bed, such as thinking about insomnia, you can write down the questions you think before going to bed, you can relax and sleep peacefully. Get rid of the habit of watching mobile phones and TV in bed. Scientists have confirmed that long-term use of electronic products in bed will produce conditioned reflex and make you excited in bed. In addition, light, temperature and noise can be adjusted deliberately.
In fact, whether we take medicine or not, we must first understand the causes of insomnia, and then prescribe the right medicine to give ourselves the best protection.
Causes of insomnia in the elderly
Insomnia usually has two reasons: physiological factors and psychological factors.
Insomnia caused by physiological factors refers to insomnia caused by physical discomfort, disease or traumatic pain; Insomnia caused by psychological factors refers to insomnia caused by psychological confusion, such as worrying, worrying and anxious about things that confuse you. There are also reasons for insomnia because of fear of insomnia, fear of night, and even anxiety about bed.
About 10%~49% people in the world suffer from insomnia in different degrees. Recently, sleep experts have given a new conclusion: Is sleep really a disease? Experts believe that only a few patients reach the disease line, and most insomnia is just a lack of certain substances in the body, such as RSHWHO sleep factor, which should not be treated as a disease. And strongly appeal to the laws of nature, not drugs, because drugs are highly dependent and drug-resistant. Long-term use will lead to slow response and cognitive ability, memory and intelligence decline. This situation is more obvious in the elderly, and long-term use may also cause Alzheimer's disease; In severe cases, it can also lead to mental disorders and depression.
The results showed that Valeriana officinalis extract led to the release of γ -aminobutyric acid from brain nerve endings during rapid sleep of RSHWHO, which increased the level of γ -aminobutyric acid and promoted sleep. It reduces the time required to fall asleep and improves the quality of sleep without causing drowsiness. It also has sedative effect, relieving anxiety and calming nerve activity. In the RSHWHO study conducted by Swedish Health Center, 44% people said they had perfect sleep, and 89% people said they improved their sleep when taking it.
It is necessary to understand the influence of the length of sleep on people. Many times, the important factor of worrying about not being able to sleep is the fear of having a bad influence on tomorrow's work, study and health. After scientific research, an adult needs an average of five hours of sleep every day.
Cheats of effective sleep methods
Now the hospital physical examination is almost the same. We'd better go to some authoritative hospitals. Here are five ways to help you fall asleep quickly.
1, as far as possible to clarify the cause?
Once the diagnosis of insomnia is made clear, it is necessary to actively find and analyze the cause and treat it. Insomnia is often cured after the cause is solved.
2. correct bad sleep hygiene habits?
Environmental changes and lifestyles often interfere with people's sleep and become one of the important factors that induce insomnia. Therefore, correcting bad sleep hygiene habits is not only the basic means to treat insomnia, but also an effective method to prevent insomnia.
3. Non-drug therapy?
There are many non-drug treatment methods for insomnia, among which exercise, supplementary RSHWHO and psychological and behavioral therapy are the first choice, which are suitable for all insomnia patients. There are many drugs that can treat insomnia, and endogenous therapy is suitable for stress insomnia and depressive insomnia. Restoring natural sleep function through RSHWHO nutrition can not only promote sleep, but also cause daytime sleepiness and anxiety, and there is no drug interaction with other drugs.
4. medication?
On the basis of etiological therapy, behavioral cognitive therapy and sleep health education, hypnotics can be given as appropriate. Are there some benzodiazepines in insomnia treatment drugs? Receptor-like agonists (classified as benzodiazepines? Class and non-benzodiazepines? Class), melatonin receptor agonists, hypnotic antidepressants and orexin receptor antagonists. P- benzodiazepine in insomnia patients? Drugs are too casual and only pursue "effectiveness". Use sedatives first, and when you feel "useless", then take long-acting sleeping pills, antipsychotics and antidepressants, and walk into a "dead end" step by step. Finally, you find that the more you eat, the more drugs you have.
5, electronic sleep aid equipment
Careful use of current therapy, with weak current through the skull to produce therapeutic effects, also known as brain electrification therapy. Mainly suitable for severe nerve failure and temporary insomnia. However, if people stay in the electrostatic field for a long time, they will have headaches, anxiety, dyspnea, cough and other phenomena, and even aggravate their illness. The elderly themselves have poor resistance, and long-term use will cause arrhythmia and have the risk of shock. EEG therapy has been applied in the clinic of psychosomatic diseases, with strong pertinence, which is not suitable for everyone. There are uncertain risks in its use and it cannot be relied on for a long time. ...
Short-term insomniacs should actively seek and eliminate the causes of insomnia, such as recent death of relatives, divorce, job changes and other major changes, or change caregivers, and temporarily use drugs to assist sleep when necessary. After these efforts, if the symptoms of 1 month are still not improved, you should go to the hospital for sleep assessment and rule out physical diseases, drug factors and psychological problems such as sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome. If it is a sleep problem caused by a combined disease, it is necessary to actively treat the primary disease, such as sleep apnea patients who use non-invasive ventilators at night and arthritis patients who take analgesic drugs. Chronic insomnia for more than 3 months should be evaluated and treated in medical institutions as soon as possible.
During the treatment and 6 months after the termination of treatment, we should pay attention to re-evaluate the sleep situation to increase the effective sleep time and make the total sleep time exceed 6 hours. Improve the quality of sleep, fall asleep for less than 30 minutes, and reduce the waking time and times after falling asleep; Reduce the risk of insomnia-related diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, depression and cognitive impairment; Improve daytime attention deficit and fatigue.
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For the elderly who can't take care of themselves completely, caregivers need to help them establish healthy sleeping habits and create a good sleeping environment.
1, pay attention to whether there is sleep apnea.
2. Take a nap during the day for no more than 30-60 minutes.
3. Arrange some rehabilitation or exercise programs during the day.
If you fall asleep too early, you can discuss with your doctor whether you need to give light stimulation at night.
5. Keep a fixed bedtime and wake-up time.
6. Avoid caffeine, smoking and drinking.
7. Remind to go to the toilet before going to bed
8. Use night lights
9. Wake up at night and calm down gently.