Symptoms of insomnia in the elderly

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Insomnia many people think it is the symptoms of the elderly, in the elderly, the probability of insomnia is increasing, long time without treatment of insomnia, will only seriously endanger the health of the elderly, then, what are the common symptoms of insomnia in the elderly? Next, let's share with you.

Symptoms of insomnia in the elderly

Once people get old, their sleep function seems to decline. The elderly rarely get a good sleep. Although many patients can fall asleep, they can feel sleepless after waking up and still feel tired after waking up. Lack of the reality of sleep, many patients can fall asleep, but when they wake up, they say they are not asleep.

Sleep shallow, easy to dream, for this kind of symptom is also the most common sleep of the elderly, patients feel sleep is not real, all night is like sleep not sleep, some wake up early, no matter when to sleep, wake up and then sleep more difficult, had to stare until dawn, such sleep and in sleep is the most painful.

Due to the aging of the body, the brain function of the elderly is gradually declining, and the regulatory function of rhythmic sleep is damaged, resulting in the lack of deep sleep and fast wave sleep, and the relative increase of shallow sleep. The results showed that they had less sleep at night, discontinuous sleep process, repeated short-term awakening, decreased sleep efficiency, daytime fatigue, good daycare, and even reversed sleep from day to day.

matters needing attention

Arrange a regular life. The most effective way to avoid insomnia is to regularize daily life, develop the habit of going to bed and getting up regularly, so as to establish your own physiological clock; Avoid having weekends and staying in. Sleep cannot be stored. It's no use sleeping too much.