The specific methods for treating insomnia in the elderly are as follows: 1. Emotional reassurance for the elderly, helping patients to unload their mental baggage, and then ask the causes of their tension and anxiety; 2. Changing the sleep environment of the elderly, making the sleep environment comfortable and quiet, and avoiding noise disturbance; 3. Making the patient’s bed as comfortable as possible, avoiding too hard or too soft bed, and the pillow height also needs to be appropriate; 4. Patients with insomnia who still cannot improve through the above methods If the patient cannot improve through the above methods, the patient may need to go to the hospital to identify the cause and observe whether there is an acute occurrence of medical diseases, such as hypertension, brain stroke, early manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease or delirium. If these diseases are present, medical treatment is required. If there is no medical disease, sleep-aiding drugs may be taken as appropriate.