The elderly insomnia, need dialectical treatment

Meng Yi, Henan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Insomnia, Chinese medicine is called "not sleeping." With the increase of age, the rhythm of the elderly changes in day and night, and the effects of diseases and spiritual factors are prone to insomnia.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the elderly need to discriminate the treatment of dialectics.

Elderly insomnia is divided into five certificates

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the elderly are often insomnia due to poor diet, disorders, tiredness, overwork, excessive thoughts, and post -illness, and age of age, which leads to disturbances and unsustainableness.

Liver fire disturb

It is manifested as insomnia and dreaming, and even sleeps all night, accompanied by dizziness, bare tinnitus, dry mouth and bitter, diet, constipation, and redness; red tongue and yellow tongue, pulse strings.

It is necessary to relieve liver fever and calm the mind.

Sputum heat disturbance syndrome

It is manifested as annoying insomnia, chest tightness, pumpkin, pantonic gagging, with heavy head and dizziness; the tongue is red, yellow and greasy, and the pulse is slippery.

It is necessary to clear the phlegm and heat, and the gods of Zhong'an.

Heart and spleen deficiency syndrome

It is not easy to fall asleep, it is easy to wake up, heart palpitations and forgetfulness, less fatigue, dizziness, lack of complexion, burnout limbs, abdominal distension and looseness; thin tongue coating, thin pulse.

It is necessary to replenish the heart and spleen, nourish the blood of the blood, and the representative of the deeds.

Heart and kidney do not pay a certificate

It shows that it is upset, difficult to fall asleep, heart palpitations, dreams, dizziness and tinnitus, soft waist and knees, hot and night sweats, five upset heat, dry throat and less tongue;

It is necessary to nourish yin and reduce fire, traffic heart and kidney.

Biliary deficiency syndrome

Clinical manifestations: deficiency and trouble, timidity, easy to be shocked, belerable all day long, short -sweat with qi, fatigue and fatigue; pale tongue, thin pulse strings.

It is necessary to be shocked and soothe the gods.

Elderly insomnia can be prevented

The long -term sleep disorders of the elderly may cause a variety of diseases, such as neurasthenia, depression and anxiety, cardiopathy, and body weakness.

"The Yellow Emperor's Canon" said "healing is not ill", so we should prevent it before the arrival of the disease. From the following points, we should start:

Unbelievable

Too much thought, damage the heart and spleen, and affect sleep, so you should actively carry out emotional conditioning, overcome the adverse emotions such as excessive tension, excitement, anxiety, and anger, so as to be angry and relieved.

Cautiously

Forming a good schedule, improving the sleep environment is of great significance to prevent insomnia.

The elderly are advised to reasonably allocate sleep during the day and night to ensure sufficient sleep at night.

In addition, it can improve the quality of sleep by changing the light, temperature, humidity, posture, etc. made by changing the sleep environment or using a Chinese medicine pillow made of aromatic and soothing effects.

Only when sleeping "in yin and yang" can we "all year old".

Diet

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that stomach discord is restless. Diet also has an indispensable effect on sleep.

Elderly do not eat foods that are irritating to the stomach and excitement for the brain before going to bed, such as strong tea, caffeine -containing drinks, high sugar drinks, etc. Do not smoke.

Keep foods that have a little sleep before bedtime, such as milk, honey, etc.

Restless

Traditional Chinese medicine advocates that there are frequent living and do not work. Moderate physical exercise can help the elderly shorten the sleep time and improve sleep quality.

Moderate activities, moderate labor and Yi to achieve the effect of strengthening the body. As the so -called "righteousness is inside, evil cannot be dry", a healthy body can be far away from the problems of various diseases.

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