What are the Different Types of Sleep Aids?
Insomnia can be divided into those types, transient insomnia, chronic insomnia (more than one month)
Insomnia can be divided into those types
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- Insomnia can be divided into those types, transient insomnia, chronic insomnia (more than one month)
- 1. Transient insomnia (less than one week)
Most people experience transient insomnia when they experience stress, irritation, excitement, anxiety; when they are sick; at high altitudes; or when their sleep patterns change (such as jet lag; shift work). This type of insomnia generally improves with the disappearance of the event or the prolongation of time, but transient insomnia can lead to chronic insomnia if not treated properly.
The main treatment principle of transient insomnia is intermittent use of low-dose sedatives or other sleeping aids such as antidepressants and good sleep hygiene.
2. Short-term insomnia (one week to one month)
Severe or persistent stress, such as a major physical illness or surgery, the death of a friend or relative, serious family, work, or interpersonal problems, can cause short-term insomnia. This insomnia has a clear correlation with stress.
The principle of healing is to use low-volume sedatives or other sleeping aids such as antidepressants and behavioral therapy (such as muscle relaxation) for a short period of time. Short-term insomnia can also lead to chronic insomnia if not handled properly.
3. Chronic insomnia (more than one month)
The causes of chronic insomnia are complex and difficult to discover. Many chronic insomnia are caused by a combination of multiple causes. The possible causes of chronic insomnia are as follows:
(1) Physical diseases can lead to insomnia; (According to research, many chronic diseases are related to insomnia)
(2) Insomnia caused by distress or emotional disorder;
(3) Insomnia caused by drugs, alcohol, irritants, or drugs;
(4) Insomnia caused by obstacles or irregularities in the wake cycle;
(5) Discomfort in the calf before going to bed or involuntary twitching of the feet during sleep, leading to insomnia;
(6) Sleeping, snoring, irregular breathing or other breathing disorders leading to insomnia;
(7). Primary insomnia. (Exclude the cause of the above secondary insomnia)