Veteran actress Saira Banu made a big revelation about her husband Dilip Kumar. She told that Dilip Kumar was suffering from insomnia even before marriage. His condition was so serious that even after taking sleeping pills, he could not sleep the whole night. If you are also facing this kind of problem, then let us know how you can get it tested? What is the reason for this disease and what is its treatment?
What is insomnia?
Dr. AP Singh, General Physician at Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad, said that insomnia is a very common sleeping disorder, due to which sleep either comes with great difficulty or the patient spends the whole night awake. Many times it also happens that the patient wakes up early and even after trying again, he is unable to sleep. At the same time, one feels tired after waking up. Actually, in insomnia, the energy level goes down completely and the mood of the affected person remains very bad. Due to this, the health and work performance of the concerned person is also affected.
How many hours of sleep is necessary?
Before knowing about insomnia in detail, understand how much sleep a normal person needs. Actually, the need for sleep can vary from person to person. However, an adult person should sleep for at least seven to nine hours.
How does insomnia occur?
It is worth noting that most people often have short-term insomnia, which lasts for several days or weeks. Short-term insomnia can be caused by stress or excessive fatigue. However, some people have long-term insomnia, which is very serious. When the problem persists for more than three months, insomnia starts causing health problems. Medicines are needed to deal with this.
What are the symptoms of insomnia?
According to Dr. AP Singh, difficulty in sleeping at night is the main symptom of insomnia. Apart from this, waking up at night, getting up very early even after sleeping late, feeling tired or sleepy throughout the day, feeling irritable and worrying about sleep are also symptoms of this disease."text-align: justify;">Insomnia makes one old before time
Long term insomnia can be caused by stress or sleeplessness due to wrong lifestyle. If you are unable to sleep while thinking about work, school, financial condition and family related things, then you may be suffering from insomnia. If you travel a lot or your work schedule is very hectic, then also insomnia can occur. Let us tell you that many other health related diseases can also occur due to insomnia. It is worth noting that if insomnia becomes severe then the person starts looking old before time.
What is the treatment for insomnia?
Insomnia can also be cured by home remedies. A person suffering from this disease should exercise daily. If you consume alcohol and smoke, then you should quit it. Turn off all the lights in the room where you sleep, so that your sleep is not disturbed due to light. One should not drink tea or coffee before sleeping. If you are not getting relief even after trying all these remedies, then you should immediately contact a doctor.
