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Suggest Treatment For Sleep Disorder

i have a sibling she is 74 years of age ,over the last several years she began to forget things or when recapping certain events, she come up with her own conclusion or give an entire new version to the situation. she is beginning to not being able to tolerate loud noise and constant sleeping. she can sleep through many events and noises as if *the world is passing hand sha is so much in a deep sleep her mouth is open, people are laughing and talking over her and she continue to sleep... what can be going on with her doctor? please
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. She is 74 years old and her symptoms like forgetfulness, difficulty in making judgements and conclusions, intolerance to voices, excessive sleepiness cant be ignored. Such symptoms could occur possibly due to some cognitive decline like Dementia. In dementia individuals start showing benign forgetfulness, difficulty in making conclusions etc symptoms. I would advise you to consult a psychiatrist for her expert evaluation and treatment. Medicines like Donepezil, Rivastigmine etc are commonly used to slow down progression of cognitive decline. Try to talk to her regularly and ask her to play brain stimulation games like Sudoku, Crossword etc. This will help to improve her symptoms. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription.

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Suggest Treatment For Sleep Disorder

Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. She is 74 years old and her symptoms like forgetfulness, difficulty in making judgements and conclusions, intolerance to voices, excessive sleepiness cant be ignored. Such symptoms could occur possibly due to some cognitive decline like Dementia. In dementia individuals start showing benign forgetfulness, difficulty in making conclusions etc symptoms. I would advise you to consult a psychiatrist for her expert evaluation and treatment. Medicines like Donepezil, Rivastigmine etc are commonly used to slow down progression of cognitive decline. Try to talk to her regularly and ask her to play brain stimulation games like Sudoku, Crossword etc. This will help to improve her symptoms. Visit a psychiatrist for prescription. Thanks, hope this helps you. Take care