According to Chinese medicine practitioners, difficulty falling asleep, waking up in the middle of sleep, waking up too early, and poor sleep quality are common types of insomnia; the picture shows the situation.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] As the saying goes: "Early to bed and early to rise is better than ginseng to nourish the body." In this regard, Chinese medicine practitioners said that difficulty in falling asleep, waking up in the middle of sleep, waking up too early, and poor sleep quality are common insomnia Types, if you want to improve, the traditional Chinese medicine treatment directions include nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, calming the nerves, soothing the liver and regulating qi, clearing away heat, resolving phlegm and dampness, and nourishing qi and blood for those who are deficient.

Chen Youzhen, a doctor of Zhubei Joy Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, posted on the Facebook fan page "Chinese Medicine Physician Chen Youzhen" that one-third of a person's life is spent in sleep, but if he does not sleep well, it is really tormented. In addition to feeling tired during the day, poor concentration and memory will affect academic and work performance, and emotions are prone to ups and downs.

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Chen Youzhen said that the so-called insomnia refers to difficulty in falling asleep, light sleep, waking up in the middle of the night or early in the morning, tossing and turning unable to fall asleep again, poor sleep quality, or conscious inability to sleep deeply or dreaming.

●Difficulty falling asleep:

it takes more than 30 minutes to fall asleep, and anxiety, nervousness, cranky thoughts, restlessness due to fear of insomnia, and anxiety patients are the most common.

●Wake up in the middle of sleep:

light sleep, easy to wake up due to external environmental sound and light.

●Wake up too early:

Waking up in the middle of the night or early in the morning, tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep again, and it is common in patients with depression.

●Poor sleep quality:

Some people wake up the next morning without feeling full of sleep and regaining energy, or feel that they cannot sleep soundly or have too many dreams.

Chen Youzhen emphasized that insomnia can be divided into short-term and chronic insomnia according to the duration. Short-term insomnia is also called acute insomnia, less than 3 months, usually with temporary stress or emotion; chronic insomnia occurs more than 3 times a week, and the symptoms last for more than 1 year. months, often with complex causes.

In addition, insomnia may be caused by sudden stressors, medical disorders, neurological disorders (eg, dementia), use of sleep-disrupting medications, psychiatric disorders, alcohol or drug abuse, sleep apnea, twitching, primary insomnia Wait.

Traditional Chinese medicine is based on clearing away heat, invigorating qi and nourishing blood

Chen Youzhen said that Chinese medicine diagnoses according to syndrome differentiation based on "seeing, hearing, asking and feeling".

The treatment directions of traditional Chinese medicine include nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, calming the nerves, soothing the liver and regulating qi, clearing away heat, resolving phlegm and dampness, and nourishing qi and nourishing blood for those who are deficient.

Acupuncture and moxibustion can select acupoints based on overall diagnosis and dialectics.

In addition, you can press the 3 key points for insomnia on weekdays, such as Shenmen, Neiguan, and Sanyinjiao.

Chen Youzhen reminded that if you want to have a good sleep quality, it is recommended to go to bed regularly, get up regularly, get enough sleep but not sleep too long; regular exercise can smooth blood and regulate brain endocrine; do not do mental work before going to bed Work or emotional agitation; do not do strenuous exercise before going to bed; drink warm milk before going to bed, so as not to cause nocturia; relaxation exercises such as meditation, meditation, muscle relaxation; quit caffeine such as reducing the intake of tea, coffee, cola .

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