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• Insomnia is defined as :
The inability to initiate
or maintain sleep.
Insomniac patients may
complain of difficulty getting to
sleep or staying asleep,
of frequent intermittent
nocturnal arousals, early morning
awakening or combinations of
these.
Non
communicable
disease
Communicable
disease
Increase incidence of
chronic disease
Non communicable
disease
• Normal sleep :
✓ in a fit young person the ideal is 7.5 to 8 hours
✓ Latency < 30 menit
✓ Wakefulness within sleep usually < 5 % of time.
✓ No sleeping pills to induce sleep.
1. Performance
A good sleep is needed to think clearly, react
quickly, and create memories. The pathway in
the brain that help us learn and remember are
very active when we sleep.
3. Health
• During sleep our body produces valuable
hormones, that build muscle mass, fight
infections, repair cells, and metabolism.
• Medication History
• Some of medicine that potentially cause sleeping
difficulties are medication for heart diseases, lung
diseases, allergic, autoimmune.
• Medication that contain of antihistamines, selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), caffeine,
hypnotics, venlafaxine, selected β-blockers, β -
agonists,theophylline, corticosteroids,
sympathomimetic agents are the cause of sleeping
difficulty.
• Stimulant substances
• drinks containing caffeine
• alcohol
• Recreational drugs (amphetamine etc)
• Disorder of sleep-wake cycle (shift
worker or jet lag )
• Biorhythm disruption, e.g. shift work,
travel
• strenuous exercise close to bedtime.
• Snoring partner
• Sleeping environment.
• Bedroom for sleeping only, not as a
working station or watching television.
• To bright or messy bedroom
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Additional
suggestions
Address anxiety about sleep.
Address maladaptive behaviours around sleep.
Address fear of further sleep disruption.
Management
• Make a commitment
• reinstate sleep without medication
• Sleep–wake history: take a sleep–wake history (preferably with a
sleep diary) and evaluate daytime functioning.
• Consider consultation with GP or sleep specialist
3/8/2021
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