Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders and is also fraught with serious consequences for the human body. Svetlana Vostrukhova, a candidate of medical sciences, a somnologist at the Ilyinsky hospital, told socialbites.ca about this.
According to the expert, the state of insomnia can range from mild discomfort to unbearable fear of the bed, the feeling of not being able to sleep for several months, the inability to concentrate during the day, the endless stream of thoughts that do not allow you to fall asleep. . After 3-5 days of complete insomnia, the person begins to hallucinate and can die if there is no sleep for more than 10 days.
“Insomnia is really dangerous. The sleep and wakefulness centers in the brain are located in the same region as the regulation centers of the hormonal, immune and autonomic nervous systems and the hunger and satiety centers. Therefore, prolonged insomnia can lead to memory loss, increased anxiety, decreased immunity, hormonal imbalances, the development or exacerbation of depression, etc. Also, insomnia can be a symptom of thyroid, blood, depression or anxiety disorders,” stressed the doctor.
You can tell when to see a doctor for insomnia from a variety of symptoms, Vostrukhova says.
If you have difficulty falling asleep (it takes more than half an hour to fall asleep, you wake up in the middle of the night and sleep no more than half an hour, you wake up three or more nights a week at the appointed time), while you have enough time to sleep, there are all conditions for this. You are worried about daytime sleepiness, no feeling of joy after waking up. And sleep disturbances last more than four weeks,” he said.
There are standard recommendations for trying to cope with insomnia on your own. For example, if you “do not go over” the evening sleepiness and have already managed to clear it, you should try not to miss the next moment in an hour and a half.
“Drowsiness comes when we do something calm, monotonous, comfortable-pleasant, or very boring. You can read your favorite book, to the holes in which they fell asleep at the institute, or to a textbook. You should only return to bed when you feel the urge to sleep. Already lying under the duvet, be sure to deeply relax your eyelids and open your jaw, breathe shallow, even and smooth, focus on breathing and relax your face and body,” the somnologist said.
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Source: Gazeta
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