Sleep disorder is not equal to insomnia Drowsiness or night terrors are disease

On March 18, 2016 09:40:13 source: hangzhou daily

Our center of diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorder was founded nearly 4 years, to inspecting the number of people in a ratio of 30% to 35% increase every year. Visible sleep disorders are common diseases of our lives. World sleep day is on March 21, director of the center for sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment of hangzhou, hangzhou seven hospital yong-hua zhang said that in the spring of patients affected by sleep problems, but a sleep disorder is not equal to sleep disorders, patients often don't know if it is a kind of disease, also don't know how to deal with. Recently, the outpatient service to several typical patients.

"There are a lot of performance, a sleep disorder such as sleep dysfunction, sleep apnea, sleep and movement disorders. Some patients' sleep patterns change, sleeping during the day, don't sleep at night, there will be a nightmare after some sleep, night terrors and sleepwalking." Zhang Yuanchang said, because many patients do not understand the concept of sleep disorders, for fear of sleep, which generates strong body discomfort, these are manifestations of disease, need timely medical treatment.

Go to bed a 16-year-old boy in class

"Recently, I'm here to see the doctor of patients are very typical and have a sleep, sleepwalking and nightmares surprised, movement disorders, and lethargy." Zhang Yuanchang a patient, the deepest impression is a 16-year-old teenager boys, after school, was grandma bring a hospital. A class according to the teacher, the boy went to bed, sleep can sleep for an hour or two, achievement is not good, advised him to a hospital making an inspection. After seven to city hospitals, Zhang Yuanchang found that boys are actually narcolepsy. Such patients even normal 8 hours sleep at night, will still be doze off at any time during the day. He met with narcolepsy, most will fall asleep when you walk.

In addition, there are two more than 40 years old of middle-aged men, were surprised because sleep and sleep movement disorders to see a doctor.

Nightmare patients is a big enterprise's boss, recently stock is not good, he often do nightmare awakened. Recent illness aggravating, big boss has nightmares every day for a week when you go to sleep at night. One twice in a nightmare, he also will continue to yell, barking, family were in shock. Nightmares woke up, he never sleep, a day to night even express fear, pain.

There is a middle-aged man, is a state-owned enterprise leadership. The wife saw Zhang Yuanchang I complain, "he played" again in the evening. Originally, when you go to sleep at night, the man several times choke the wife's neck, also beat his wife to the bed, once laid the wife of a tooth, but he is aware.

"In fact this kind of sleep disorders are not rare, ago nobody thought to see a doctor, but in recent six months, outpatient has several cases." Zhang Yuanchang said, and families in order to prevent patients at night in hurt, can only be locked doors in the home, the window extended the limiter.

Sleep disorders can cause the body unwell

"In 2014, our hospital out-patient clinic sleep 32643 person-time, by 2015, suddenly rose to 49862." Zhang Yuanchang said that, before the sleep problems of attention is insomnia, but actually there is a lot of sleep disorder. Such as it can cause patients' work and life, emotional problems. Sleep surprised people wake up and feel very terrible, nervous sweats, dare not to continue to sleep, and even a lot of patients to ask for help of witchcraft. "Break out repeatedly, the sleep disorders can lead to strong body discomfort, in accordance with the standards of the American academy of sleep research, symptoms appear two or three times a week, for more than a month, diagnosis of diseases.

How to diagnose? Zhang Yuanchang said, as long as to hospital for patients with sleep monitoring will know.

"Sleep monitoring is very important, according to the brain electricity and muscle electricity, eye movement, respiration monitoring, can understand patients really sleep." Zhang Yuanchang said, some patients have enough time for sleep, but always worry about sleep, belongs to the subjectivity of insomnia. Also exist some sleep apnea, the body to sleep snoring after hypoxia, obesity can lead to feel inadequate brain rest, still sleepy after waking up. In addition, insomnia, disorder will merge sleep movement disorders, and taking certain medications may increase sleep movement disorders.

At ordinary times, because of work stress and anxiety, many young people will be in trouble falling asleep or waking early, then what should I do? Zhang Yuanchang advice, wake up later can do some meditation, distracting. If lasted half an hour also can not sleep, get up to do some other things, such as a sleepy lie down again. The general problem of sleep disorders in less than three times a week is not large, as long as there is no obvious increase, does not affect the life and work, need not too afraid, otherwise easy to cause a vicious cycle. Wake up, should be appropriate sleep during the day, the degree of light, you can eat some medicine, handle well will ease."

Don't blindly choose supplements or folk prescription

"Almost all of the patients with severe insomnia, tried to take a supplement, such as Chinese caterpillar fungus, ganoderma lucidum, tin maple bucket, etc. As long as they heard the effect is good, what will hold try a state of mind to take, this is a big problem." Zhang Yuanchang said, for example, caulis dendrobii effective for insomnia of Yin deficiency constitution, it's not good for deficiency of; Chinese caterpillar fungus is good for liver and kidney deficiency of insomnia, counterproductive to Yin deficiency; Ganoderma lucidum is good for glove two virtual sleepless. Many women will take the bird's nest, bird's nest contains estrogen, is good for beauty, for insomnia, there is no help. Also some people seek the unilateral and prescription of TCM, but need to evidence-based medicine in TCM.

Zhang Yuanchang suggested that patients with mild sleep disorders in, can eat some appropriate lily, tremella, walnut, black sesame seed, milk and so on, avoiding the onion, pepper, ginger, Onions, etc. Severe sleep disorder, symptoms are usually not highly correlated with the environment, it is difficult to rely on their own adjustment to change, then you need timely medical treatment.

"I met a lot of patients with severe insomnia, saw a doctor I emphasize is not willing to take drugs, particularly exclusive anxiety and depression of western medicine. Some people don't sleep well because especially painful, even on a path to extreme, would rather choose to commit suicide than medication." Zhang Yuanchang stressed, in fact, the doctor will weigh the pros and cons before making a drug, only will give patients take advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Drug treatment can make patients become calm, calm, relax, awareness of the disease will be more active, make change for the better. (reporter Chai Yueying correspondent Xu Kang)