Insomnia Tips

Insomnia tips, or tips to help avoid or eliminate insomnia, depend on the type and cause of insomnia. However, if the insomnia is a persistent condition, it is important to discuss it further with a licensed medical practitioner.

There are three different types of insomnia. These are transient, acute, or chronic insomnia. Often the type is related to the cause. Insomnia tips are different for each classification.

Transient insomnia lasts only a few nights to a few weeks. This is often the result of jet lag, medication side effects, caffeine, transient stress, etc.

Acute insomnia lasts over a period no longer than six months, no shorter than 3 weeks. The sources of this form of insomnia are similar to that of transient insomnia.

The insomnia tips for these two classifications are very similar:

• Attempt to develop and maintain a regular sleep/wake cycle where the time to go to sleep and the time to wake up remain stable.
  
• Lose weight.  Excess weight can cause some sleep disorders (sleep apnea) that lead to insomnia therefore weight loss is an appropriate insomnia tip.
  
• Eliminate or reduce caffeine or high sugar items from your diet after 4 p.m.  These chemicals stimulate the body and make sleeping difficult.
  
• Try to limit alcohol intake.  Alcohol, while a depressant, interferes with normal sleeping patterns.
  
• Avoid prolonged use of sleeping pills.  Their effectiveness diminishes after a short period of regular use. This is a very important insomnia tip.
  

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Chronic insomnia occurs nearly every night for a period of a month or longer.  This is the most serious form of insomnia and will severely exhaust this patient.  Insomnia tips for chronic insomnia will not be very effective.  Chronic insomnia is a condition requiring medical attention and no insomnia tips will replace this intervention.

Other common insomnia tips include drinking warm milk before bed, listening to peaceful music, hypnotherapy, etc.  The best insomnia tips are simply eating healthy, regular exercise, maintaining a regular schedule and avoiding excess alcohol ingestion.  These insomnia tips will go a long way to a good nights sleep.