Cure Insomnia - Causes, Types and Diagnosis of Insomnia

[jared edward]

If you find it difficult to fall asleep, or to sleep right through the
night, then there's a very good chance that you're suffering from
insomnia (or to be technical - insomnia sleep disorder).
Insomnia tends to fall into two broad categories. If your sleeping
problems tend to come and go and normally only last for a few days at
a time then you are said to be suffering from transient insomnia.
However, if your insomnia persists and last for more than just a few
days, running literally into weeks, then your insomnia is classed as
being permanent.
As a general rule, women tend to suffer from insomnia more than men
do, almost certainly as a result of the many hormonal changes which
women experience. Additionally, a sedentary lifestyle, an underlying
medical condition or the side effects of prescription medication can
also increase the likelihood of insomnia and so the condition is also
often seen as increasing with age.
Transient insomnia can result from a variety of different causes
including too much stress, traveling across different time zones and
environmental factors such as noise or temperature variations of more
than a few degrees. Exposure to too much light or to loud or
persistent noise, such as traffic or even a partner snoring, can
create an environment in which sleep is difficult. Insomnia can even
be the result of learned behavior.
In general transient insomnia does not require treatment (in the sense
of medical treatment) and the condition will generally remedy itself
once you recognize the cause of your insomnia and take a few, usually
very simple, steps to remove it.
By contrast, permanent or chronic insomnia can be serious and does
require some form of treatment plan. Just how severe a problem your
insomnia presents will depend very much on the underlying cause and
the first step in the process to cure insomnia is to find out just
what is causing it.
One possibility is that your insomnia results from an underlying
medical condition which could include hundreds of different possible
causes including anxiety, depression, asthma, heart disease, kidney
problems, sleep apnea and many more. Your fist port of call therefore
should be your doctor because your insomnia cure clearly lies, at
least in part, in treating your underlying medical condition.
If the problem is not medical then you need to widen your search and
consider other possible causes such as your working pattern
(especially true in the case of shift workers), your consumption of
alcohol, tea coffee and other drinks and the long term use of
medication for existing ailments.
Determining just what is causing your insomnia can be a long process
and will often mean selecting one possible cause at a time and
addressing that to see if makes a difference, before moving on to the
next possibility. However, even though it may take some time, this is
a necessary process and, without an obvious cause, it is one step that
cannot be avoided.
Diagnosing insomnia is also difficult because the whole subject of
sleep itself is subjective. The right amount of sleep for one
individual will not necessarily be right for somebody else and
determining the extent of a sleep problem in each individual is often
a matter for debate. One good way to assess the extent of the problem
is to keep a sleep journal and then, based upon the information which
you gather, to assess yourself against a sleep questionnaire or even
to seek the help of a sleep specialist who has the tools necessary to
help to diagnose your
insomnia.
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