1. Keep a peaceful mind in everything and try to relax before going to bed; 2. Eat more soothing and replenishing foods. Lily, jujube, and walnuts are all good choices. Don’t drink coffee and strong tea. Eat less spicy food; 3. Drink some hot milk before going to bed and listen to music. There is a super nice light music - extremely relaxing sleep light music. You may wish to download it and listen to it. It is very effective. There are basically five types of insomnia: 1: Liver stagnation transforms into fire: mostly caused by anger and boredom, manifested by less sleepiness, irritability, red eyes and bitter mouth, dry stools, red tongue with yellow coating, and stringy and rapid pulse. The recipe is based on Longdan Xiegan Decoction. 2: Internal disturbance due to phlegm and heat: often caused by improper diet, overeating, indulging in eating fat, sweet, raw and cold foods, or addiction to sprinkling, resulting in heat in the gastrointestinal tract and disturbance of phlegm and heat. Symptoms include insomnia, heavy head, chest tightness, upset, shortness of breath, sour swallowing, no desire to eat, yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. The recipe is based on Wendan Decoction. Three: Yin deficiency and excessive fire: mostly due to physical deficiency and essence deficiency, excessive sexual indulgence, nocturnal emissions, depletion of kidney yin, and excessive heart fire, which manifests as restlessness and insomnia, five palpitations and heat, tinnitus and forgetfulness, red tongue, and thready pulse. The prescription is based on Cinnabar Anshen Pills and Erzhi Pills. 4. Deficiency of the heart and spleen: due to old age and physical weakness, mental stress, or long-term serious illness, resulting in qi deficiency and blood deficiency, which manifests as frequent dreams and easy awakening, dizziness, fatigue, yellowish complexion, pale tongue with loose coating, and thin and weak pulse. . The recipe is based on Guipi Decoction. 5. Deficiency of Heart and Gallbladder Qi: Due to sudden fright, hearing loud noises, having foreign objects in the eyes, or being involved in danger, symptoms include disturbed nightmares, easy awakening at night, timidity, palpitations, easily startled when in trouble, pale tongue and thready pulse. The prescription is based on the Dingzhi Pill that calms the nerves. Treatment (1) 1. Don’t be nervous, build up confidence, and seek reasonable and effective methods to overcome insomnia. Insomnia is not a serious disease. It doesn’t matter if you lose a few hours of sleep in one day or several days. It can be combined with diet therapy, Chinese medicine, Western medicine, acupuncture, physical therapy, Qigong, etc. 2. For secondary insomnia, the main thing is to deal with the basic disease or situation that caused the insomnia. Generally speaking, after the cause of the insomnia is solved, the insomnia will be cured without treatment. 3. For the treatment of primary insomnia, the most important thing is to adjust sleeping habits and restore normal biological rhythms. Everyone’s sleep time is different, and shorter sleep time will not have much impact on the human body. 4. Generally, insomnia can be cured through treatment of the cause, psychology, and physical relaxation. 5. Sleeping pills commonly used in clinical practice are divided into three categories, namely benzodiazepines, barbiturates and other non-barbiturates. Patients taking sleeping pills are not allowed to drive vehicles or operate machinery to avoid accidents. Not suitable for children, elderly patients should use with caution, those with reduced liver and kidney function should use with caution, lactating women and pregnant women should not use. 6. Generally, patients with insomnia can use traditional Chinese medicine, such as Albizia Julibrissin, Ziziphus Seed, etc. Fundamentally regulate sleep quality. The dosage and usage of the above drugs must be followed the doctor’s advice. Good sleep is a major sign of physical and mental health. Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. It refers to lack of sleep caused by various reasons, difficulty falling asleep, and early awakening. Patients often suffer from mental fatigue, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, palpitations, shortness of breath, poor memory, and reduced work efficiency. Patients generally have a prolonged latent period to enter sleep, shortened sleep time, and increased physiological arousal during the process of falling asleep. Main manifestations: In mild cases, it is difficult to fall asleep, easy to wake up during sleep, and difficult to fall asleep again; waking up too early in the morning. Severe cases can cause insomnia all night long, often accompanied by headaches, dizziness, fatigue, palpitations, forgetfulness, restlessness, and dreaminess. Patients often feel anxious and fearful about insomnia. Elderly people should be careful about taking sleeping pills: Some old comrades have to rely on diazepam for hypnosis due to severe insomnia. Over time, they become "good friends". This phenomenon is very common among middle-aged and elderly friends. They think it’s okay to take more Valium. In fact, long-term use can form dependence and even addiction. Since the liver and kidney functions of the elderly decrease with age, casual consumption of sleeping pills can cause liver and kidney failure, develop drug resistance, cause mental disorders, and induce other diseases. Most sleeping pills are metabolized by the liver and kidneys in the body. Long-term use will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, and some may also cause liver enlargement, liver pain, jaundice, edema, proteinuria, hematuria, nausea, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, Constipation and other liver and kidney damage and gastrointestinal reactions. Some sleeping pills can also cause accumulated poisoning symptoms such as lack of energy, mental retardation, decreased blood pressure, and even respiratory and circulatory dysfunction. Therefore, the elderly should be more careful when using neuroleptics. For those who have difficulty falling asleep or who are easy to wake up in the middle of the night, they can use short, medium and long half-life antiseptic drugs (such as nitroazepam, serodiazepam, galopin, etc.); for those who wake up early, they can use long half-life antiseptic drugs (such as diazepam, diazepam, diazepam, diazepam, diazepam, etc.) Fluoride, etc.); for patients with transient insomnia, small doses can be used for 1-2 days; for short-term insomnia, small doses should be started, preferably at intervals of 2-3 nights, and the medication time should not exceed two weeks; For those with chronic insomnia, it is recommended to take the minimum effective dose and use it intermittently or for a short period of time. For endocrine disorders caused by insomnia and the body's reduced detoxification function, which causes the body's circulatory system to fail to circulate normally, patients with such insomnia can use some drugs to calm the nerves, enhance immunity, and regulate endocrine disorders (such as Kangmenhuo Skin, amino acid tablets, etc.). Only when the body's circulatory system is normal will the symptoms of insomnia be relieved and cured. Elderly patients who have been taking medication for a long time should not forcefully withdraw the medication against their will. In this case, it is necessary to use small doses of sleeping pills.

When it is necessary to reduce the dosage, the dosage should be reduced slowly and in a step-by-step manner to prevent sleep disorders or rebound phenomena.

People with chronic pulmonary dysfunction