Points to note for insomnia patients

  Sleep, is a major event in life, a good sleep, so that people feel refreshed, energetic, learning, work and life are full of vitality; sleep is not good, will make people feel listless, food is not tasty, the gods do not keep the house. Long-term insomnia is more depressing. Want to get a good night’s sleep, is the desire of all people, pay attention to the following points, may be helpful to you.  One, do not be too calculating the amount of sleep. The amount of sleep required varies from person to person and from age to age. The younger you are, the more sleep you need, and as you get older, the sleep will gradually decrease. It is not necessary for a person to sleep 8 or 7 hours a day. A reasonable amount of sleep should be the standard to relieve fatigue, keep the spirit happy, and be able to work and study well for the day. On the contrary, if the amount of sleep is over-considered, often due to less than half an hour of sleep and distracted, “a good night’s sleep” can only be harmful.  Second, pay attention to eating habits. Do not eat too much dinner, or sleep on an empty stomach, both of which can affect the sleep of people. Before going to bed to eat some dairy products or a glass of milk to help sleep. Before going to bed avoid drinking a lot of alcoholic beverages including beer and other alcohol, they can prompt people to fall asleep, but it will affect the quality of sleep; when the calming effect of alcohol passes, you will immediately wake up. In addition, drinks containing caffeine, such as coffee, tea, cola drinks and chocolate, because of the excitatory effect on the human brain nerves, it is best not to drink before bed.  Third, relax yourself. Before going to bed should avoid stimulating work and entertainment, and do not engage in overly stressful mental activities. Do some activities that can loosen the body and mind, such as taking a hot bath, reading some recreational books and magazines, newspapers, watching relaxing TV programs, listening to soft lyrical music, will undoubtedly be beneficial for people to fall asleep as soon as possible.  Fourth, let the bed only play the function of sleep. Do not let the bed become your study, work place. Lying in bed reading a book, newspaper, or talking about some exciting topics will weaken the direct link between the bed and sleep. A good sleeper, often “head next to the pillow to fall asleep”, this is because he has long only let the bed play a single sleep function of the fruit, so that the formation of a conditioned reflex.  Five, create a good sleep environment. The impact of the environment on sleep is obvious, the general environment is difficult to change, but change the small environment or a great deal. Sleeping area light to dark, the bedroom should be thick curtains or blinds to isolate the outdoor light; if the outdoor noise, sleep with attention to close the doors and windows. In addition, comfortable and reasonable bedding, to improve the quality of sleep is also very beneficial. Choose the height of the pillow in line with the human body science, soft and hard mattress and bed sheets, was not uncomfortable bedding, will not be affected by all kinds of discomfort then to sleep.  Sixth, the use of appropriate sleeping position. Human heart position to the left, therefore, healthy people sleep best not to use the left side; supine sleep, the hand should not be placed on the chest body, so as to avoid heart pressure and nightmares; side sleep to prevent the pillow pressure on the rib glands caused by salivation. For a healthy person, the best position for sleep should be the right side position or positive flat position, which will not compress the heart, but also facilitate the relaxation of the limbs of the body to rest.  But for the patient. The best body for sleep depends on the patient’s condition and type of disease. Heart patients should sleep in a semi-sitting and semi-recumbent position, which can increase lung capacity, reduce the amount of recurrent blood and improve breathing; patients with lung disease and thoracic disease should take the affected side of the side of sleep, which can reduce chest pain caused by breathing exercises, while the lung capacity of the healthy side is not affected by the side position.