Treating sleep disorders vary depending on its type and underlying cause, however, it generally

includes combinations of medical treatment and lifestyle changes. Lifestyle adjustments can
greatly improve your quality of sleep, especially when they’re done along with medical
treatments.

GENERAL TREATMENT

Medical ● sleeping pills

· melatonin supplements

· allergy/cold medication

Lifestyle Change · diet: 1incorporating more

vegetables and fish into your diet,
and reducing sugar intake, 2
drinking less water before
bedtime, 3 limiting your caffeine
intake, especially in the late
afternoon or evening

· reducing stress and anxiety by

exercising and stretching

· creating and sticking to a

regular sleeping schedule (must
be the same for weekends and
weekdays)

· maintaining a healthy weight

based on your doctor’s
recommendations

As said, treatments for such disorders depends on the disorder, for the 5 common sleep
disorders here will be discussed the specific treatments.
 ● Stimulus control therapy. This method helps
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy remove factors that condition your mind to
resist sleep. Create a sleep time schedule,
avoid naps during the day, use the bed only for
sleep and sex, go to bed only when sleepy. If
you go to bed on time with the schedule you
created and still can’t sleep, get off the bed and
dross off by watching tv or ASMRs.

● Relaxation techniques. Progressive muscle

relaxation, biofeedback and breathing
exercises are ways to reduce anxiety at
bedtime. Practicing these techniques can help
you control your breathing, heart rate, muscle
tension and mood so that you can relax.

● Sleep restriction. This therapy does not

decrease the duration you sleep but the time
you stay in bed awake, this also avoid daytime
naps, causing partial sleep deprivation, which
makes you more tired the next night. Once
your sleep has improved, your time in bed is
gradually increased.

● Remaining passively awake. Also called

paradoxical intention, this therapy for learned
insomnia is aimed at reducing the worry and
anxiety about being able to get to sleep by
getting in bed and trying to stay awake rather
than expecting to fall asleep.

● Light therapy. If you fall asleep too early and

then awaken too early, you can use light to
push back your internal clock. You can go
outside during times of the year when it's light
outside in the evenings, or you can use a light
box. This needs your doctor for
recommendations.
Medical Therapy (Prescribe)
(Over-the-counter sleep aids)
Examples: Eszopiclone (Lunesta), Ramelteon
(Rozerem), Zaleplon (Sonata), Zolpidem (Ambien,
Edluar, Intermezzo, Zolpimist)
Nonprescription sleep medications contain
antihistamines that can make you drowsy, but they're
not intended for regular use. Consult your doctor
before taking such, for they cause side effects, such
as daytime sleepiness, dizziness, confusion, cognitive
decline and difficulty urinating.