INSOMNIA
Dear Reader,
In my previous articles, we discussed about some of the health care topics. I
observed some people are suffering from Insomnia. A lot people were neglecting
their rest(sleeping) by putting themselves in so many duties. This restless
work leads to so many health problems. One of the problems is Insomnia. Today,
I would like to discuss on this topic. So let us start.
Food and sleeping both are very important to everyone. In our daily life we
perform different types of activities. To perform daily activities a lot of
energy required. Biological activities based on light and dark. That's why we
get sleeping mood when at night. But, our life style has been changed a lot.
Physical and mental sickness causes to less sleeping. Some people are not going
to sleep for days. If this condition continue, our body damage severely.
Stages of Sleeping:
Of course, we felt that we are sleeping
throughout night. Suppose, we went to sleep for 6 to 7 hours, unknowingly we
wake up for every 90 minutes. This wakeup process continues whole night. Two
stages are gets repeated in sleep cycle. One is rapid eye movement, another is
non-rapid eye movement. In rapid eye movement eyes are moving, dreaming,
speaking, walking(in some people) are seen in first stage. Brain is in active
state at this stage.
In non-rapid eye movement, we get deep sleep. It is known as true sleep.
Naturally, any difficult in physical activities due to obstacles in two stages
leads to non-sleeping. So, day time we feel fatigue, headache, pains in our
body.
Sleeplessness Problems:
Some chemicals are released from some
sights of the brain, sufficiently to well sleeping. Any difficult in this
process leads to non-sleeping. Naturally, everyone face non-sleeping problem.
Narcolepsy:
It is related to nervous system. Who suffer
with this problem no control on their sleeping. They will get sleep at
anywhere, at anytime, even in working they leave their doing work and prefer to
sleep. But, suddenly they gets wakeup and continue their work.
In releasing of chemicals in brain abnormally facing this type of problem.
Through the polysomnogram test, doctors will identify it and suggest for
treatment.
Sleep Apnea:
This can be defined as obstacle in
breathing leads non sleeping. We take breath 20 to 50 times(approximately) for
one minute. This count gets reduced while sleeping. In some very rare cases
this breathing stops for some time. If this duration(no breathing) exceeds 10
seconds, our oxygen levels gets reduced, immediately we gets wakeup for breath.
Hypo Apnea:
In this problem, air quantity reduces in
inhalation. But, not difficulty in breathing. If 30% of air quantity gets
reduce in inhalation, it is known as obstructive
sleep disorder.
Reasons:
There are mainly three reasons causes to
sleep apnea. They are namely, central,
obstructive and mixed. Respiratory tract problems comes
under obstructive type. In the central sleep apnea signals are not transmit
from the brain that stimulates the breathing.
Continuous Positive
Airway Pressure(CPAP):
Gets disturbing in sleep for 5 to 15 times
in an 1Hr is considered as moderate. If suffering from sleep apnea in 1Hr is 30
or above, considered as severe condition, 15 to 30 times considered as medium.
Surgery is needed for above two cases except first one.
Bi level Positive Airway
Pressure(BIPAS):
It is an Instrument used, when Carbon
dioxide (CO2) excess in human body. This is helpful in inhalation
process, to breath excess Oxygen which equals to Carbon dioxide.
Stimulus:
Signals are not transmit from the brain to the lungs, due to the
breathing does not takes in a proper manner. When this situation raise, doctors
suggest stimulus instrument.
Restless Leg Syndrome:
In this restless leg syndrome, at night
times in sleeping hands and legs are move frequently due to nervous problem.
Sleeping Tablets:
Sleeping tables are suggested by the
doctors temporarily. Sedatives are helps in sedativeness leads to the sleeping.
Due to sleep apnea thinking power, taking decisions reduces and raise other
problem is Alzheimer. Oxygen percentage decreases in sleep apnea, which leads
to many diseases are Hyper Tension, Blood Pressure, Difficulties in Heart beat.
In breathing process we take Oxygen sufficiently in inhalation process. If any
problem raise during night times in sleeping, means we are not taking
sufficient Oxygen leads to above diseases. If excess Carbon dioxide
accumulation in human body due to sleep apnea symptoms are sedativeness,
headache, inactiveness. If these are continuous for a long period, causes to
the respiratory tract failure.
By this, I am concluding
that please everyone should take care about their sleep.
Sleep well and be
happy living.
See you in my next article, please feel free to give comments and
suggestions in the below section.
Thank You.
