There are various causes of insomnia and different clinical treatments. So, how can we achieve better results for insomnia? Only by finding the causes of insomnia and analyzing them specifically can we really find a way to deal with insomnia.
A. Insomnia caused by the fear of insomnia
Many people because they had insomnia for a period of time, and then at night they are afraid that they can not sleep, the more you think so the more you can not sleep, resulting in a cycle of nausea, which can be done? Experts point out that this is a lot of people often have “insomnia anticipatory anxiety”, usually manifested as soon as you go to bed at night, you worry about not being able to sleep, forcing yourself to sleep as soon as possible, the result is counterproductive, the more you want to fall asleep the more you can not sleep. For such a group of people, it is recommended to maintain a good sleep routine. Do not force yourself to sleep, do not be afraid to sleep, can not sleep, let him go, no big deal, but very often unconsciously will gradually enter dreamland.
Second, because of pain and other discomfort caused by insomnia
You can consult your doctor and then have him prescribe some headache relief remedies, or turn to a Chinese herbalist for regulation. Take the insomnia caused by headache as an example. Take Yangming meridian points to unblock Yangming qi and blood; Fish waist, Yin Tang and Sun are extra-meridian points, which are good for headache; Shen pulse and Zhao Hai regulate Yin and Yang stilted veins, which are good for treating insomnia; He Gu and Tai Chong are the supporting points for the four gates, which have the effect of calming and tranquilizing the mind and pacifying the liver and calming the wind. Through acupuncture, the stagnant qi and blood can be unblocked and the insufficient qi and blood can be replenished, so as to achieve “no pain when it is clear”, and both insomnia and headache can be relieved.
Insomnia caused by anxiety and overwhelm
After encountering unexpected events, people are often at a loss for words, and often sleep at night looking ahead, thinking left and right, always in a state of dilemma, anxiety and helplessness. When such a situation arises and further induces insomnia, you should calm your mind, sort out your head carefully, and preferably do not overthink things before going to bed; at the same time, anti-anxiety drugs and herbal treatment to relieve the liver and depression can often achieve very good results.
Fourth, how to treat primary insomnia?
For primary insomnia, the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association are summarized as follows: primary insomnia is a state of difficulty in falling asleep or maintaining sleep or in not regaining energy after sleep, which is maintained for at least one month and causes clinically significant distress or impairment of social, occupational and other important functions, while excluding other sleep disorders, psychiatric disorders, and somatic diseases, alcoholism, and other disorders. Psychiatric disorders and medical problems such as somatic diseases, alcohol or drugs. This insomnia condition tends to start in young or middle age and varies widely in its course, which can be limited to a few months if caused by a psychological or medical stressful event.
Current treatment for primary insomnia often includes psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, and pharmacotherapy. Psychotherapy is through explanation and guidance, so that patients understand the basic knowledge about sleep, detoxification of internal bad emotions, reduce unnecessary anticipatory anxiety reactions; behavioral therapy is mainly for patients to relax training, through physical and mental relaxation and peace and accelerate the speed of sleep; drug treatment, clinical application of benzodiazepines and antidepressants and Chinese herbal medicine treatment.
Five, frequent urination causes frequent insomnia in women how to do
There are many reasons for insomnia in adult women, and many times it is due to frequent urination. Women’s relatively weak constitution, their sentimental character and the pressure from family and work, etc. Especially after marriage, women often also suffer from insomnia due to some minor physiological changes, such as frequent urination. The phenomenon of frequent urination causes insomnia in many post-marital women have a response, so if this is the cause of women often insomnia how to do well?
To solve this problem, the first thing to do is to find out the cause of frequent urination in order to treat the cause. Experts point out that the frequent urination of women after marriage may be due to urethral infection, or it may be caused by normal physiological changes.
When women have sex, the vagina and pelvis are stimulated, which can easily cause the pelvis and genital organs to become congested. Since the bladder and urethra are closer to the vagina, when the genital organs are congested, they will compress the bladder, so the feeling of wanting to urinate will occur. The insomnia caused by frequent urination can be improved by controlling the frequency of sexual intercourse and paying attention to local hygiene.
After marriage, women are also prone to vaginitis and vulvovaginitis, and once the inflammation reaches the urethra, they will also experience frequent urination. For insomnia caused by this condition, women can take more rest and drink more water to expel the bacteria in order to indirectly relieve insomnia. In addition, it is best to consult a medical professional or take some anti-inflammatory drugs under the guidance of a doctor.
In conclusion, whether it is the influence of emotional factors such as anxiety, excessive stress, or the effect of physical discomfort such as frequent urination and pain, it is important to find the right trigger before embarking on treatment and improving insomnia symptoms. So, if you have frequent insomnia and are desperate to get rid of it, pay attention to any little change that happens around you, which may provide a crucial boost to your insomnia treatment.
Sixth, the treatment of insomnia in women during pregnancy
Insomnia is a common phenomenon among women during pregnancy. Because of insomnia, mothers-to-be do not get enough rest physically, their diets are affected by nutrient absorption, and they are depressed emotionally, so it is difficult to ensure the health of the pregnant woman and the development of the fetus in this state. So, for the treatment of insomnia in women during pregnancy, is there any good method? Experts point out that because of the special nature of pregnancy, insomnia should be treated with extreme caution, and it is best to control insomnia through the regulation of the qi and blood functions of the internal organs.
According to Chinese medicine, insomnia during pregnancy can be divided into three types according to the specific causes – Yin deficiency and blood dryness, phlegm-heat internal disturbance and heart and spleen deficiency. Because of the different causes, the regulation methods involving these three types of insomnia are also slightly different.
Insomnia of the heart and spleen deficiency type, which is mainly manifested by excessive dreaming and palpitations, fatigue and less food, should be treated by tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. The combination of roasted astragalus, raw earth, fried atractylodes, poria, mullein, yam, farmer’s wisdom, dang ginseng, sour date, angelica, sand, and shouwu can play a role in regulating sleep.
Bitterness and vomiting, irritability, red tongue with yellow coating are typical symptoms of phlegm-heat internal disturbance type insomnia. The combination of Chinese herbs such as bamboo rhizome, poria, scutellaria, ginger hemihsia, Chen Pi, raw keel, soursop, hedgehog, raw oyster, loquat leaf, sour date palm, and jiao shan jia can play an improving role, which is also in line with the treatment principle of clearing phlegm-heat and calming the mind.
If insomnia in women during pregnancy is mainly manifested by irritable heat in the five hearts, dry mouth and tongue, and red tongue with little coating, it proves to be insomnia of the type of Yin deficiency and blood dryness, and treatment should be based on the principles of nourishing Yin and lowering fire, clearing the heart and calming the mind. The combination of herbs such as lily, sour date palm, groundnut, rehmannia, sand, schisandra, scutellaria, cypress seed, farmer’s root, raw white peony, and sage can help improve the sleep condition.
The above herbal remedies can play a safe role in regulating sleep, but the dosage varies from person to person, so it is inconvenient to elaborate in the text, for more information, please consult our online doctor for free.
Seven, the elderly do not sleep well for a long time?
Sleep disorders are more common in the elderly population, and the elderly often get together to mention “how to do long-term bad sleep?” Such a topic. For the elderly, it is not easy to get a good night’s sleep, so how can we better improve the sleep quality of the elderly?
There are many causes of chronic insomnia in the elderly, including neurasthenia, endocrinopathy, depression, anxiety and other mental disorders. Some insomnia in the elderly is caused by irregularities in their lives, drinking alcohol, coffee, etc. Therefore, before treating insomnia, it is necessary to find out the cause.
Identify the causes and deal with insomnia for the etiology of.
1.Insomnia caused by certain chronic wasting diseases or weakened internal inhibition in the elderly should be treated with systemic strengthening therapy or given drugs that improve nerve cell metabolism.
2, due to external causes such as mental stimulation, when eliminating mental stimulation or persuading the patient to treat it correctly, often through spiritual therapy and the patient is cured. Do not increase the mental stimulation and burden of the patient again because of the attitude of the health care personnel.
3.Patients who cannot sleep because of the pain of a certain disease should actively eliminate the patient’s pain and treat the primary disease.
4. For those who have a fear or anxiety about insomnia for psychogenic reasons, the patient should be made to understand the normal rules of sleep and wakefulness, so as to eliminate the psychogenic influence.
Starting from living habits.
1.The bedtime and waking time should be regular.
2. Reduce the time spent in bed, do not read or watch TV in bed unless you are sleeping.
3, distraction, do not keep thinking that they may not be able to sleep again.
4, before going to bed should avoid drinking coffee, smoking and drinking alcohol, do not overeat.
5.Actively cultivate hobbies to enrich life in later years.
6, the sleeping room environment should be comfortable, with appropriate temperature and good ventilation.
If the insomnia of the elderly is serious, after some adjustment still has not improved then should be like a doctor needs help, appropriate to take hypnotic drugs to help restore normal sleep. However, due to the degeneration of the physiological functions of the elderly, the use of drugs must follow medical advice, and do not abuse drugs to prevent improper use of drugs caused by other diseases of the elderly.
Eight, severe insomnia experts advocate comprehensive therapy
Although in the eyes of insomnia patients, it is difficult to improve the quality of their sleep and cure insomnia, especially for patients with severe insomnia. But in the eyes of sleep experts, as long as the right method is chosen, no matter how serious the insomnia situation is, it can be completely cured. Now, mental health network experts will briefly explain how to treat severe insomnia.
Experts believe that the treatment of severe insomnia should be a comprehensive therapy involving medication, emotional treatment and psychotherapy.
Many patients suffer from severe insomnia due to high changes in mood swings, so emotional treatment sessions are quite necessary. For such patients, it is important to achieve rest and peace of mind by regulating mood swings and resolving internal conflicts, thus indirectly improving the poor sleep condition.
Affected by family conflicts, emotional factors, social competition and other factors, the person concerned can not quickly adapt psychologically, so the phenomenon of insomnia appears, if left unchecked, with the extension of time, many factors in the environment will also aggravate the symptoms of insomnia. The so-called “heart disease also needs heart medicine”, for the treatment of this type of insomnia people, psychological adjustment is the most appropriate.
Although patients with severe insomnia also need to carry out the necessary medication, but the choice of drugs should be based on traditional Chinese medicine, and the selection of drugs and medication links should be guided by professional doctors. Together with the above two aspects of treatment, if these three aspects and links can be successfully completed, patients with severe insomnia will be able to see the light of cure.
Nine, how can middle-aged people cope with insomnia?
1. Relax and induce sleep. A relaxed body and mind is good for sleep. Before going to bed, take a walk outdoors for a while to relax your mind, take a bath or soak your feet in hot water before going to bed, and then go to sleep. There are many specific ways to induce the body to sleep, for example: listening to a calm and rhythmic sound, or music hypnotic tapes, which can help sleep, but also this can establish a conditioned reflex to induce sleep.
2, the appropriate sleeping position. Sleeping position is of course comfortable, and can vary from person to person. But sleep to the side is better, health practitioner Cao Cishan in the “Sleep Tips” pointed out: “left side lying flex left foot, flex left arm, to the hand to bear the head, stretch the right foot, with the right hand placed between the right femur. The right side lying position is the opposite.” This sleep position is conducive to relaxation of the whole body, sleep peacefully.
3, if due to business trips away, not adapt to the environment and insomnia, should be prepared to take the initiative to adapt, be prepared, not to worry about sleep because of tension. At the same time, you can also use the above method to help you sleep, you can avoid insomnia.
4, the normal and natural state of mind. Insomnia does not have to worry too much, the more nervous, the more forced to sleep, the result is counterproductive. Some people are more nervous about insomnia for many days in a row, that the brain does not get rest, not a short life, but also sick. This kind of worry caused by excessive anxiety, sleep itself and its health is more harmful.
5, seek and eliminate the causes of insomnia. There are many factors that cause insomnia, as mentioned before, and it is not difficult to find them if you pay a little attention. If the cause is eliminated, insomnia will heal itself. For insomnia symptoms caused by diseases, we should seek medical advice in time. Do not think: insomnia is just a small problem, can not be considered a disease and delayed treatment.
6, to eat some sleep-aiding food, such as milk, apples, bananas, oranges, oranges, pears and other types of fruit.
In short, even if there are many ways to treat insomnia, but if you ignore the investigation of the causes, the application of more and more effective treatment methods will not help. Therefore, it is crucial for insomnia patients to find out the causes of insomnia and the corresponding treatment countermeasures.