Sleeping pills can not be taken for a long time, the application of sleeping pills should be carried out under the guidance of professional doctors. The application of drugs to promote sleep, must pay attention to drug dependence and the rebound of the symptoms of stopping the drug, so in the principle of the use of sleeping pills is mainly based on low dose, intermittent, short-term administration. If patients apply sleeping pills for a long time, it is easy to lead to a certain dependence on the drug, and the efficacy of the drug will also decline. There are a lot of sleeping drugs, according to the patient’s condition appropriate use of drugs. For example, if the patient has difficulty falling asleep, he can choose sedative and sleeping drugs with shorter half-life, including zolpidem tartrate. If the patient is having more difficulty maintaining sleep they can use midazolam and alprazolam. If the patient is prone to waking up in the second half of the night, oral sedative and sleeping medications such as eszopiclone, clonazepam, and lorazepam can be given. If the patient is elderly it is recommended to give dexzopiclone, zopiclone to improve sleep.