The treatment of insomnia in the elderly includes: 1. give the elderly enough psychological comfort; 2. control the underlying diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, knee pain, back pain, leg pain, prostate enlargement; 3. brain function degeneration, the use of Chinese and Western medicine to assist in the treatment of insomnia, such as clear brain rejuvenation liquid, Baili sleep capsule, Zopiclone, reduce the use of drugs with dependence addiction, such as eszopiclone, Valium. Insomnia is divided into difficulty in falling asleep, easy to wake up after sleep, sleep maintenance disorder, each type of medication is different, distinguish the cause, symptomatic treatment.