During the life of every human being, millions of words are used with the intent of communicating. When one gets past the age of five or to be more precise, when one learns to communicate, the word "cant stay asleep" becomes common. To those who can't utter it actions speaks louder than words; the crying babies that are such nuisance especially after a long tedious day in the cooperate world. The cause of insomnia has therefore raised a lot of questions, especially in the field of psychology to find the cause and remedy for this condition.
From the field of research, statistics show that about 40 million Americans undergo sleeping disorder ranging from chronic levels to advanced or acute lack of sleep. This takes into consideration normal sleeping hours required by people of different ages. 1200 Native Americans within the age bracket of 21-31 were questioned by Health Maintenance Organization in Machigan. Review showed that life insomnia had the highest prevalence of 16.6%, followed by hyperinsomnia recording 8.2% and finally hyperinsomnia plus insomnia affecting 8% of the population. It is also a fact that women are more affected by insomnia than men keeping the age factor constant. Youth in the modern day have being hit my sleeping disorders due to long hours they spend on the PC as many jobs demand technological skills.
Tremendous effort has been put by the governments in conjunction with NGOs in the fight to reduce the sleeping disorder amongst their citizens and the human fraternity at large. Among the institutions that are leading this campaign is the Clayton sleep institute which run diagnosis and treatment using focused and dedicated emphasis on comprehensive care for patient undergoing this nightmare.
In the resent past, several causes of insomnia have been identified and this ranges from medical condition, for instance asthma, sedentary lifestyle, working schedule, anxiety e. G. How the upcoming interview will end, how your spouse will respond to the "will you marry me" proposal, exams, among others.
Psychiatric disorders which ranges from depression, post-traumatic stress from horrific events in the human lives e. G. Accidents, rape cases, massacre are some of the fundamental areas areas that calls for urgent reviews if progress is to be attained. Some diseases such as cancer, meningitis, headaches cause a lot of pain that is associated with insomnia. If this condition is left untouched it reoccur and also cause onset of depression.
Drugs and substance abuse also play a vital role in insomnia. For example cocaine is a stimulant drug and if abused it induces euphoria which is mostly followed by depression. This drug has effect on dopamine; a chemical produced in the brain, interfering with sleep pattern. Alcohol is a widely abused drug/substance which induces abnormal sleeping pattern by interfering with neurotransmitters in the brain that regulate sleep. Other drugs include khat/miraa and marijuana.
One good news is that several ways of diagnosis and treatment have being discovered. People suffering chronic or mild insomnia are advised to improve their lifestyle and behavioral approaches to situations that can make them to have their healthy sleeping habits back. It is worth mentioning that many drugs have side effects but minor ones.
With all the above advice, a good rule of thumb would be getting treatment earlier rather than later before insomnia graduate from acute level to chronic. This will ensure less personal suffering as its easier to treat this disorder when it can be dealt with as well as eliminate development of associate disorders.
From the field of research, statistics show that about 40 million Americans undergo sleeping disorder ranging from chronic levels to advanced or acute lack of sleep. This takes into consideration normal sleeping hours required by people of different ages. 1200 Native Americans within the age bracket of 21-31 were questioned by Health Maintenance Organization in Machigan. Review showed that life insomnia had the highest prevalence of 16.6%, followed by hyperinsomnia recording 8.2% and finally hyperinsomnia plus insomnia affecting 8% of the population. It is also a fact that women are more affected by insomnia than men keeping the age factor constant. Youth in the modern day have being hit my sleeping disorders due to long hours they spend on the PC as many jobs demand technological skills.
Tremendous effort has been put by the governments in conjunction with NGOs in the fight to reduce the sleeping disorder amongst their citizens and the human fraternity at large. Among the institutions that are leading this campaign is the Clayton sleep institute which run diagnosis and treatment using focused and dedicated emphasis on comprehensive care for patient undergoing this nightmare.
In the resent past, several causes of insomnia have been identified and this ranges from medical condition, for instance asthma, sedentary lifestyle, working schedule, anxiety e. G. How the upcoming interview will end, how your spouse will respond to the "will you marry me" proposal, exams, among others.
Psychiatric disorders which ranges from depression, post-traumatic stress from horrific events in the human lives e. G. Accidents, rape cases, massacre are some of the fundamental areas areas that calls for urgent reviews if progress is to be attained. Some diseases such as cancer, meningitis, headaches cause a lot of pain that is associated with insomnia. If this condition is left untouched it reoccur and also cause onset of depression.
Drugs and substance abuse also play a vital role in insomnia. For example cocaine is a stimulant drug and if abused it induces euphoria which is mostly followed by depression. This drug has effect on dopamine; a chemical produced in the brain, interfering with sleep pattern. Alcohol is a widely abused drug/substance which induces abnormal sleeping pattern by interfering with neurotransmitters in the brain that regulate sleep. Other drugs include khat/miraa and marijuana.
One good news is that several ways of diagnosis and treatment have being discovered. People suffering chronic or mild insomnia are advised to improve their lifestyle and behavioral approaches to situations that can make them to have their healthy sleeping habits back. It is worth mentioning that many drugs have side effects but minor ones.
With all the above advice, a good rule of thumb would be getting treatment earlier rather than later before insomnia graduate from acute level to chronic. This will ensure less personal suffering as its easier to treat this disorder when it can be dealt with as well as eliminate development of associate disorders.
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