What is Insomnia? What Causes Insomnia?


What is Insomnia? What Causes Insomnia?

          Insomnia, from the Latin "in" (not) and "somnus" (sleep), is a condition characterized by difficulty failing asleep, remaining asleep, or both. As a result, it may includes a broad spectrum of sleep disorders, from lack of quantity of sleep to lack of quality to sleep. Thus, they may not feel refreshed when wake up. Insomnia can be characterized into few types. Primary insomnia occurs when a person is having sleep problems that are not directly associated with any other health conditions or problem. Secondary insomnia occurs when a person is having sleep problems because of asthma, depression, cancer, heart burn and other health conditions. Furthermore, Insomnia can be also either acute (short term) or chronic (ongoing). Acute Insomnia is common and brought on by situations such as stress at work, family pressures, or a traumatic event. Insomnia is called chronic when a person has insomnia at lest 3 nights a week for a month or longer.

          Insomnia can be affected by a host of different reasons such as:

• Withdrawal from drug, alcohol, sedative or stimulant medications.
• Disruptions in circadian rhythm such as jet lag, job shift changes, high altitudes, noisiness, hotness or coldness.
• Psychological issues included stress, anxiety, exam preparation, divorce and so on.
• Medical conditions like Parkinson's Alzheimer's diseases, arthritis, angina, asleep apnoea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Hormones included oestrogen and hormones changes during menstruation.
• Other factors included genetic conditions, pregnancy, snoring partner and others.

          Symptoms of insomnia can include:

• Sleepiness during the day.
• General tiredness.
• Irritability.
• Problems with concentration or memory.
• Being uncoordinated, an increase in errors or accidents.
• Difficulty socializing .
• Gastrointestinal symptoms.
• Awakening earlier than desired.

          Consequently, sleep research has led to major advances in the treatment. They suggest that medication be used at last option when other treatments have been used. Non-medicine treatment options include physical relaxation, mental relaxation  and other techniques. If you worried about falling asleep, certain muscle in your body become more tense and painful which will disrupt your sleeping times.  Therefore, physical relaxation technique will be useful. Apart from that, stress and worry about not being to fall asleep are always the main point of insomnia. Many people have found that mental relaxation technique can relieve insomnia and therefore sleep better. While other relaxation technique you may try such as do yoga , exercise, listening to music therapy's such as guided imagery, listening to music while lying in a relaxed position, massage and others.

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