Insomnia

Sleep orders can cause numerous problems that have the potential to affect both your professional and personal life. There are numerous types of sleep disorders; however, insomnia is one of the most common. Insomnia can be characterized by problems either falling asleep or staying asleep. Some of the most common symptoms that are related to insomnia include waking up often during the night, having problems going back to sleep, difficulty in falling asleep, waking up too early and feeling tired or exhausted upon waking.

There are actually two different types of insomnia. These types are known as primary and secondary insomnia. Primary insomnia is characterized by problems sleeping that are not directly associated with any other health condition. When another health condition, such as cancer, depression or asthma can be directly linked to the problems sleeping, the condition is known as secondary insomnia.

Insomnia can also be either acute or chronic. This means that it can vary in intensity as well as how long it lasts. In some cases, insomnia may be short term. This type of insomnia is known as acute insomnia. Insomnia that lasts for a long period of time is known as chronic insomnia. Insomnia that is chronic can come and go. There may be periods of time in which the person experiences no problems sleeping whatsoever. Acute insomnia; however, will generally last anywhere from one night up to several weeks. Chronic insomnia is defined as insomnia that last for at least three night for one month or more.

There can be numerous causes for insomnia, including stress related to significant life changes such as death of a loved one, divorce, move, job loss or job change. Illness may also cause insomnia as well as medications and environmental factors such as light, extreme temperatures or noise. These factors usually tend to contribute to acute insomnia. Chronic insomnia has been linked to chronic stress, pain at night and anxiety or depression.

Insomnia can be diagnosed by a health care provider, who may ask you to keep a sleep diary for a period of time in order to track your sleep patterns. Special tests at a sleep center may also be necessary.

The level of insomnia which you experience will determine whether you need treatment. In some cases, especially with acute insomnia, you may not require any treatment at all. More severe forms of insomnia can be treated with prescription sleeping pills; however, these should only be used for very short periods of time. In some cases, it may be necessary to treat the underlying causes of the insomnia as well as the actual insomnia.

 
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