About Sleep Disorders
What causes insomnia?
There are many common conditions that trigger insomnia:
- Stress & worry – financial, emotional, exam stress
- Chronic pain syndromes
- Congestive heart failure
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Sleep Apnoea
- Degenerative diseases
Particular groups may be more likely to develop insomnia:
- Travellers
- Shift workers
- Senior citizens
- Students
- People with chronic pain
- Pregnant women
- Women in menopause
Some medications are associated with insomnia. Amongst
them are certain cold and asthma preparations, both
over-the-counter and prescription varieties. They may
contain stimulants and thus have an effect on sleep.
Medications for high blood pressure have also been
associated with poor sleep. Check with your doctor if you
think that your medications could be hampering your sleep.
Common stimulants associated with poor sleep include
caffeine and nicotine. Consider not only restricting
caffeine use in the hours immediately before bedtime but
also limiting your total daily intake.
People often use alcohol to help induce sleep, as a
nightcap. But alcohol is connected to sleep disruption and
creates a sense of non refreshed sleep in the morning.
A bed partner with loud snoring may also impair your ability
to get a good night's sleep.
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