Older people who can’t sleep at night can be treated according to the causes of insomnia in older people. The common causes of insomnia in the elderly are physiological factors, neurasthenia, hyperthyroidism, depression and so on. 1. Physiological factors: with age, the elderly are prone to insomnia, frequent night rising, short sleep and other sleep quality problems. Treatment can be based on lifestyle changes, instructing the elderly not to do too stimulating sports or watch stimulating videos before going to bed, drinking a cup of hot milk before going to bed, and soaking their feet before going to bed. If necessary, you can also take the appropriate dose of sleeping pills such as eszopiclone, alprazolam and other sleep aids. 2. neurasthenia: the elderly suffering from neurasthenia can reduce the quality of sleep, which leads to insomnia. Medications can be used for treatment, often using drugs such as glutamine for treatment. 3. Hyperthyroidism: the elderly suffering from hyperthyroidism, can stimulate the nervous system, easy to lead to its excitement, resulting in insomnia. It can be treated with medication, often using imidazole drugs such as methimazole. 4. depression: the elderly suffering from depression, often accompanied by insomnia, the use of antidepressant drugs to alleviate the patient’s depression, insomnia can be gradually relieved, or short-term use of benzodiazepines to help sleep. Elderly people who have long-term sleeplessness at night, affecting daily life, should go to a professional hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for the use of drugs, do not blindly use drugs.