Insomnia in middle-aged and elderly people

One third of a person's life is spent sleeping, but there is one condition that is most distressing, and that is insomnia. This situation is most prominent among middle-aged and elderly people. Insomnia is a common and painful sub-health phenomenon among middle-aged and elderly people. Are you still suffering from insomnia? Can't stand the feeling of wanting to sleep but having trouble falling asleep anymore? There are many reasons for insomnia in middle-aged and elderly people. For example, middle-aged people in menopause are prone to insomnia.

Many middle-aged and elderly people complain about poor sleep. They cannot fall asleep until late at night, or wake up early before dawn and can only stay in bed waiting for dawn. Some people who cannot bear the pain have no choice but to use some medication for treatment, but that has side effects. Don’t worry, I will tell you the causes of insomnia and what to do about it.

There are three types of insomnia. The first is hypoxic insomnia, which is insomnia caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain and lack of oxygen in middle-aged and elderly people. This is similar to the situation and reason why mountaineers have difficulty falling asleep due to lack of oxygen when climbing high mountains. The second type is insomnia caused by getting up too often at night. Many middle-aged and elderly people cannot hold their urine due to the decline in the function of their bladder and urinary system. They often have to get up three or four times, or even five or six times a night, resulting in intermittent sleep. The third type is insomnia caused by endocrine disorders. The patients cannot fall asleep when they should, feel drowsy when they should not, have day and night reversed, and are mentally disturbed. This situation often occurs in some patients with hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.

The above three insomnia phenomena seem to be unrelated and each has its own reasons. In fact, they are all closely related to human aging, especially the aging and mutation of red blood cells, which in turn leads to a decline in microcirculation. A large number of studies have shown that a decrease in brain microcirculation can lead to insufficient blood and oxygen supply to the brain, a decrease in urinary system microcirculation can lead to a decrease in the elasticity of urine storage tissues and functional decline, and a decrease in microcirculation in organs and tissues throughout the body can lead to endocrine disorders, hormone regulation disorders, increased blood pressure and blood sugar, etc.

The usual way to solve the problem of insomnia is to take sleeping pills or melatonin. However, since sleeping pills work by suppressing nervous excitement, although you can barely fall asleep after taking them, you will often feel dizzy and out of spirits when you wake up the next day. Melatonin is a hormone with certain side effects. It is only used abroad to adjust to jet lag when traveling, so it is not suitable for long-term use.

In short, if you have symptoms of insomnia, please don't worry too much. Doing some appropriate exercise and eating more fruits and vegetables can help relieve the symptoms. Don't rush into drug treatment. First, understand the cause of insomnia and prescribe the right medicine to achieve better treatment results.