Often
individuals develop this problem known as insomnia, which in simpler terms is
sleeping disorder. Due to which they face further issues. Lack of sleep not
only reflects the individual mentally but physically as well.
What is insomnia?
Insomnia
is simply defined as the habitual or in-habitual ability to initiate and
maintain sleep, or the experience of nonrestrictive sleep. Insomnia is a miscellaneous
problem that transforms into many forms, including difficulty in falling
asleep, frequent waking at nights, early morning awakening and the inability often
fall back asleep.
This
kind of disease is extremely common, it affects up to 30% of men and 40% of
women in the India; what’s astonishing fact is that it is observed in more than
two thirds of insomniacs who are ranging from 30-50 above in age.
The consequences
of insomnia include:
- Daytime drowsiness.
- Fatigueless.
- Increased risk of accidents.
- Mood disturbances.
- Employment and relationship problems.
- Memory impairment.
- Cognitive dysfunction.
This
is also a fact that half of all automobile accidents are linked and related to
individuals suffering from sleeping problems accompanied with tiredness. Insomnia
also reduces body’s ability to heal and recover from acute and chronic
illness.
Lack
of sleep further contributes to the progression of puffing of chronic
disease. It also affects other diseases
such as obesity and diminishes of sex appeal.
Insomnia
could also be explained as difficulty in sleeping or inability to fall asleep
or to remain asleep long enough to feel rested, especially when this is a
problem that continues over time.
There are three types
of Insomnia:
- Transient Insomnia this is a short term disease.
- Intermittent Insomnia this is an on and off disease.
- Chronic Insomnia this is a constant disease.
People who suffer
from Insomnia?
Insomnia
is observed amongst males and females of all age groups, however it seems to be
more common in female’s especially after menopause and in the elderly. The
ability to sleep, rather than the need for sleep, appears to decrease with
advancing age leading to rise of insomnia disease amongst individuals.
Insomnia
occurs more frequently in those over age 60; the melatonin: a chemical that is
needed in order to induce sleep decreases and, at the age of sixty, very little
is produced by our bodies.
Female
genders are most affected by insomnia. They tend to be the victims of insomnia
more often in comparison with male. This is due to the fact that hormonal
changes which are intrinsic to females that brings about this particular
condition.
Females
may suffer from insomnia especially during their PMS, menstruation, pregnancy
and menopause. A number of things prick when an influx or decrease of hormones
takes place in the body.
Listed below are
the reasons that cause Insomnia:
- Results in history of depression.
- Results in stress and anxiety in that particular individual.
- An individual already suffering from medical problem or who uses of certain medications, insomnia is more likely to observe in them.
- A no. of medical conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma, arthritis, allergies, hyperthyroidism, etc is caused due to relation with insomnia.
- It also results in several physical disorders such as congestive cardiac failure, pregnancy, hyperthyroidism, nocturnal, etc.
- Sleepless nights could also be due to reason like toothache, arthritis and restless legs syndrome.
- An individual already suffering from psychiatric illness such as; anxiety, phobia, schizophrenia and depression may face difficulty in sleeping at night.
- Several drugs withdrawals such as caffeine, antidepressant, beta blockers, alcohol, etc could also result in restlessness and sleeping disorder.
- It is also prick in an individual due to reasons like reversal of sleep rhythm, seen in jet-lag, head injury, encephalitis, sedative misuse, irregular night shift work.
- Sleep walking, taking while asleep and night terrors can cause sleep disturbance in children resulting in insomnia disease.
- Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by a reduction or pauses of breathing, airflow during sleep that causes sleeplessness.
- Transient and intermittent insomnia is generally observed in people who are temporarily experiencing one or more of the following- stress, environmental noise, extreme temperatures, a change in the surrounding environment, etc.
Insomnia
is not defined by the number of hours of sleep a person gets or how long it takes
to fall asleep. Individuals vary normally in their need for, and their
satisfaction with, sleep. Insomnia may cause problems during the day, such as
tiredness, a lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, and irritability.
Insomnia patients
generally complain of:
- Inadequate or poor-quality of sleep.
- Difficulty in falling asleep; resulting in early wakening, waking frequently during the night, un-refreshing sleep, or a combination of these.
- Waking up frequently during the night and facing more difficulty returning to sleep.
- Waking up too early in the morning often with tiredness.
- Persons without adequate sleep experiences tiredness, lack of energy, and faces concentration problems.
- Patients suffering with insomnia are evaluated with the help of a medical history and a sleep history.
MindHeal
Homeopathy treatment for insomnia:
Homeopathy
medicines are made up of natural substances and not drugs that prevent the body
from further damage caused due to the medicine. Sleeping pills contain high
amount of drugs that shuts down an individual mind for a while but mentally and
physically. Whereas homeopathic medicine ensures that the mind is not forced to
shut down with the medication but attempts to heal the soul of the body.
Patients
suffering from insomnia are often mentally disturbed on such state only a
homeopath doctor could help, since he ensures to go through the history and the
reason of the diseases. Homeopathy aims to stimulate the body's self-healing
response using very small doses of substances that cause symptoms. It treats
the person as a whole. This in more elaborative terms means that homeopathic
treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological
condition.
Dr
Anita S Salunke, MD provides with best homeopathic treatments to the patients.
She has formulated a team of 20 best homeopathy doctors in Mumbai at MindHeal
Homeopathy Clinic and cultivates and nurtures a wonderful blend of curing and
healing through exceptional natural healing with excellent intuitive skills and
experience of homeopathic practice.
The
homeopathic medicines at MindHeal Homeopathy Clinic are selected after a full
individualizing examination and case-analysis, which includes the medical
history of the patient, physical and mental constitution etc. Homeopathic medicines
are selected depending on the symptoms, cause, family history and constitution
of the person affected and is accordingly prescribed to patients suffering from
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