Some patients in early stage of lung cancer sleep abnormally, such as insomnia, night terrors, dreamy and so on.
1. Insomnia: Sleeping insomnia in early stage of lung cancer may be caused by difficulty in falling asleep due to breathing difficulty caused by lung cancer, or waking up after falling asleep due to shortness of breath or coughing, and then difficulty in falling asleep again afterwards. Note that insomnia may also occur when waking up early, which will seriously affect the quality of sleep.
2. Night terrors: Night terrors in early stage of lung cancer may be caused by cough, shortness of breath or dyspnea due to lung cancer, which may lead to straightening of eyes, shortness of breath, accelerated heart rate and uneasiness when the patient wakes up in the middle of a dream, and he/she usually goes back to sleep again after the symptoms are relieved.
3. Dreamy: Early stage of lung cancer sleeps a lot, which may be caused by lung cancer leading to chest tightness and dyspnea, etc. Patients are prone to nightmares, shouting and moaning, waking up with emotional tension, palpitations and cold sweat.
Note that in addition to sleeping abnormality in early stage of lung cancer, there may be other respiratory symptoms, such as bloody sputum, dry cough or aggravation of original respiratory symptoms. At this time, it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination in time for early detection and treatment.