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What Causes Sleeplessness?
Question: from couple of days my wife is complaining she is not able to sleep properly. even though she goes to bed at 11, she gets sleep only by 1 or 2 am. she is 40 and is a software engineer.
Brief Answer:
This is transient insomnia
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
There are many causes for sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbance may be problems with getting sleep, maintaining sleep or early morning awakening.
Reasons may be stress, excessive work load, bright light exposure during night time before sleep, excessive work on PC and laptop at night, exposure to vehicular lights during driving at late night, change in the place of sleep.
If the sleep disturbance is present for last 2 to 3 days then it is transient insomnia and cause may be the any of the above. You have mentioned that she is a software engineer, so excessive work on laptop can be the cause. recent travel and change in the place of sleep etc. Find out the cause and manage it.
Go through the points for maintaining sleep hygiene. Follow the steps in maintaining hygiene for 3 to 4 days. Learn them through internet. Even then she is not able to get proper sleep then she may need sleeping pills like zolpidem, zopiclone, eszopiclone etc. These drugs are used for inducing sleep and should be given for short term use only like for 2 to 3 weeks, beyond this duration use of sleeping pills is not approved.
Hope I have answered the query. If you have further question then feel free to ask.
Wish you good health.
This is transient insomnia
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
There are many causes for sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbance may be problems with getting sleep, maintaining sleep or early morning awakening.
Reasons may be stress, excessive work load, bright light exposure during night time before sleep, excessive work on PC and laptop at night, exposure to vehicular lights during driving at late night, change in the place of sleep.
If the sleep disturbance is present for last 2 to 3 days then it is transient insomnia and cause may be the any of the above. You have mentioned that she is a software engineer, so excessive work on laptop can be the cause. recent travel and change in the place of sleep etc. Find out the cause and manage it.
Go through the points for maintaining sleep hygiene. Follow the steps in maintaining hygiene for 3 to 4 days. Learn them through internet. Even then she is not able to get proper sleep then she may need sleeping pills like zolpidem, zopiclone, eszopiclone etc. These drugs are used for inducing sleep and should be given for short term use only like for 2 to 3 weeks, beyond this duration use of sleeping pills is not approved.
Hope I have answered the query. If you have further question then feel free to ask.
Wish you good health.
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