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The Nervous System Disorders

The Nervous System Disorders

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Insomnia

The most common sleep disorder is insomnia or sleeplessness. Twice as many women as men complain of insomnia, and it is more prevalent among the elderly. There are three kinds of insomnia:

Difficulty in falling asleep.

Awaking in the middle of the night.

Early morning awakening.

Insomnia is mainly due to psychiatric or medical problems such as depression, alcoholism, sleep apnea, nocturnal enuresis (bed wetting), restless leg syndrome (muscular cramps of calf muscles). Other factors such as stress, bereavement also lead to insomnia for about 3-4 weeks. Fasting, indigestion too results in temporary disturbances in the sleep.

A small percentage of disorders related to sleeplessness start during childhood.
Generally, sleep disturbance results in fatigue, irritability and unpredictable levels of work efficiency. On an average, an adult requires about 6-8 hours of sleep a day.

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Measures to be taken for good sleep

To go to bed only when feeling sleepy.
Not to stay in bed for longer than 10 minutes if unable to sleep.
Not to sleep during the day.
Try to sleep and get up at the same hour every day.
Drink a glass of warm water before going to bed.
Eat a light early dinner. At least 3-hour gap should be there between supper and going to bed.
Take hot and cold foot bath which relieves cramps occurring in the legs due to varicose veins or any other condition.
Do deep breathing for 10 minutes.
Perform Yoganidra or progressive muscular relaxation before going to bed.
Drink a glass of warm milk or water with honey.
Avoid stimulating drinks such as coffee, tea, cola or cocoa with evening meals or after.
Take hot foot immersion bath for 20-30 minutes or prolonged cold foot bath for 45-60 minutes.
Cold spinal bath is a tonic to induce sleep.
Massage taken 2/3 times a week is helpful in inducing sleep.

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