Many of us are able to go to bed at night and sleep untill wake up in the morning. some of us sleep irregular or completely unable to sleep this might be the reason of Isomnia.
The word insomnia means sleeplessness insomnia is also define as inability to sleep.
What Is Insomnia?
Insomnia is a sleeping sickness in which you can’t sleep or staying asleep as long as need.
Types of Insomnia
Often insomnia classified in two general type:
1.primary Insomnia : This type of insomnia does not stem from any other health condition
2.secondary Insomnia: This type of insomnia is the reason of other health condition. e.g. asthma, depression, cancer, arthritis, or heatburn.
Three types of insomnia, According to duration
1.Tramsient insomnia:lasted less than one month.
2.Acute insomnia: Between one to six month.
3.chronic insomnia: More than six month.
some other type of insomnia,
Sleep-onset insomnia: In this type of insomnia you have trouble getting to sleep.
Sleep-maintenance insomnia: This happens when you have trouble staying asleep through the night or wake up too early.
Paradoxical insomnia: When you have paradoxical insomnia, you underestimate the time you’re asleep. It feels like you sleep a lot less than you really do.
Insomnia Causes
common causes include stress regarding big life events, like a job loss or change, the death of a loved one, divorce, concerns about work,etc. these are the severe insomnia causes. This kinds of thought make your mind active at night and making it difficult to sleep.This is Sleep maintenance insomnia causes. some traumatic event causes sudden insomnia.
other then these some other causes also lead to insomnia these are:Mental health, like Anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorder. Medications, some medicine interfere in sleep. Sleep related disorders,e.g. Restless legs syndrome,sleep apnea due to which you can’t take breath properly.Nicotine alcohals, Caffinated drinks like tea, coffee stumulants. alcohal may help you in sleep but for the some time it may trouble in term long and dipper sleep.Things around you like noise, light, or temperature these things also interfere in sleep
Changes to your sleep schedule like jet lag, a new shift at work, or bad habits you picked up when you had other sleep problems.
All the things that above mentioned are the main causes of chronic insomnia, causes of Acute insomnia and all type of insomnia.
A genome wide association study(GWAS ) found that insomnia may be gene related.
Insomnia Symptoms
Symptoms of insomnia (sleep insomnia) include:
Hard to go to bed, several time wake up, Sleepiness during the day,exhaustion,Irritability, depresssion or anxiety, diffculty in focusing, difficulty in remembering tasks are the severe insomnia symptoms.
If this sleeplessness problem continues for a short period then this is the symptoms of Acute insomnia begin also for long duration then this is the chronic insomnia symptoms.
Insomnia Diagnosis
How is insomnia diagnosed ? The answer is there are no exact test to diagnose insomnia but if you have a sleep related problem then consult your nearby health expert.
Your health expert will perform a physical exam and ask questions about your medical history and sleep history.
They might tell you to keep a sleep diary for a week or two, reviewing your sleep patterns and how you feel during the day.
Treatment of insomnia
Isomnia treatment at home:Acute insomnia(short term) may not need treatment. Acute insomnia is curable naturally. When insomnia becomes chronic it has been suggested treatment.
Suggested treatment for chronic insomnia are: some therapies like Light therapy for insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, are suggested.
Some prescription medication for insomnia like Sedative, Antihistamine, Along with self-care are enough for the treatment of chronic insomnia.
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