| Medically called Insomnia is a condition of | | | | People who suffer this condition also find that |
| sleeplessness and generally you find that it is the | | | | they are not able to stay asleep for the requisite |
| older generation and the sick who suffer this | | | | number of hours. Some of the symptoms of this |
| problem. This can be caused by various factors or | | | | disorder is a feeling of utter exhaustion, fatigue, |
| it could also be a combination of both mental and | | | | sleepiness during the day, tetchiness and a feeling |
| physical aspects that are in some way related to | | | | of unease. In such people their work also gets |
| the life of the victim. Jet lag and the shift system | | | | affected and they are unable to concentrate on |
| in your profession can also contribute to insomnia. | | | | their daily activities, resulting in accidents and |
| It can even be a common problem when you | | | | blunders. |
| have suddenly lost someone you love very much. | | | | One has to get to the root cause for |
| Stress is one of the major causes of | | | | sleeplessness before it can be treated. Practicing |
| sleeplessness. Those people who are worried or | | | | good sleeping habits, eating less at night, reducing |
| depressed about something or those who often | | | | or even stopping smoking, all help a person to get |
| experience environmental changes in their place of | | | | better sleep. Another method that has been seen |
| work etc are also victims of insomnia. | | | | successful is the induced sleep technique, where |
| Sleeplessness can also be caused by the | | | | the bedroom is made conducive for sleeping and |
| prevalence of diseases like urinary infections, | | | | not for other activities like watching TV etc. |
| diabetes, mental illnesses, GERD, schizophrenia, | | | | It has been noticed that people who suffer |
| bipolar disorders, Restless Legs Syndrome and | | | | insomnia try desperately to fall asleep and this |
| the like. It can also come about as a reaction to | | | | only succeeds in making matters worse. In such |
| certain drugs that you may be taking for some | | | | cases it is better to change the sleep pattern. |
| existing illness or due to the victim suffering | | | | Staying awake doing something till you feel sleepy |
| severe pain from an injury. | | | | is one method to cure this illness. But all said and |
| There is a misconception that the older you get | | | | done there are people who require the help of |
| the lesser you will sleep. But this is not so. Every | | | | doctors and medications to instigate them to feel |
| human being however old requires a minimum of | | | | relaxed and sleep. |
| seven to eight hours of sleep every day. | | | | |