InsomniaBetter sleep,

better life

Do you know what

is

Insomnia?

Insomnia is not a disease but one of sleep disorder

symptom.

2 types of

Insomnia

Primary Insomnia is a short term

Insomnia that last only for days or weeks

secondary

Insomnia is

Insomnia that lasts for a month or longer.

54% Malaysians

suffers from

Insomnia

Do you know?

Do you know?

50% of motor vehicle

accidents and 30% of

work-related accidents

that are sleep

related.

A study about to

370 Malaysians adults found

that some 200 of them confirmed they suffered

insomnia at least twice a week.

InsomniaDo you know?

Insomnia

What are the causes

of

Insomnia?

STRESS

Stress because of money

Stress because to much

work load

Traumatic event.

Somebody you know is dead

Break up with your lover

Do you know that

Insomniahappen because our

bad

habit or life style.

People who like to

consume coffee

are likely to

become

Insomnia

Alcohol can make you

sleepy, however it could

make you wake up in the

midnight and lead to short

term Insomnia

cold medicine or sleeping pill that is work as a medicine

at first then become addict to it.

Who Is at Risk for

Insomnia?

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Insomnia affects women more often

than men.

Insomnia can occurs at any age.

Older adults are more likely

to have

Insomnia than

younger people.

What is

Insomn

ia symptom?

Awake so many time in the middle of night

Wakeup too early

Feel as if you haven't slept at all because you still sleepy after

sleep

Sleep for only short periods

1 A.M

3 A.M

6 A.M

Cannot sleep even

after you lie in the bed

for a long time.

How to treat

Insomnia

Lifestyle changes often can help relieve primary

Insomnia

Read book before sleepLifestyle C h a n g e

s

Listen to soothing musicLifestyle C h a n g e

s

Take a bathLifestyle C h a n g e

s

Daily exerciseLifestyle C h a n g e s

THERAPY

Some therapy can release our

stress and candle therapy

is good for

Insomnia

Yoga is one of the way how treat

Insomnia because yoga can less your

stress and your

depressed

MEDICINES

Some medicine are good because it can

make you sleep.However seek a

doctor so you can know what is the

best for you.

Insomnia is one of barriers in life. You may found it not important because it just sleep disorder. However, you must realized that many car accident happened due the

lacks of sleep of the driver. You must remember better sleep,

better life.

References JurnalSudhansu Chokroverty (2009).Sleep Disorders Medicine (Third Edition)Basic Science, Technical Considerations, and Clinical Aspects. Chapter 3 – Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness. (Pages 22–28)

Kenneth L. Lichstein, Daniel J. Taylor, Christina S. McCrae, S.Justin Thomas (2011).Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders. Chapter 4 – Relaxation for Insomnia. (Pages 45–54)

Arthur J. Spielman, Chien-Ming Yang, Paul B. Glovinsky.(2011)Behavioral Treatments for Sleep Disorders. Chapter 1 – Sleep Restriction Therapy. (Pages 9–19)

References Web PagesHK AHH ANA(2002, March, 27). FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT OF MALAYSIANS

SUFFERED INSOMNIA . Bernama News. Retrieved From

http://blis.bernama.com/mainHome.do

YBK ISA CTL(2005, February, 28). ASIANS TEND TO SLEEP LATER THAN OTHERS.

Bernama News. Retrieved From http://blis.bernama.com/mainHome.do

Ainul Huda Mohamed Said (2009, June, 16). WAKING UP TO SLEEP DISORDERS.

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