The "2022 Chinese National Healthy Sleep White Paper" released by the China Sleep Research Association and other institutions shows that 44% of young people aged 19 to 25 stay up late until after midnight, and young adults aged 19 to 35 are the age group with high incidence of sleep problems.
The "poor" students have an obvious tendency to be younger.
He Guohua, deputy director of the Department of Neurology of Changsha Central Hospital, told reporters that in recent years, the majority of the people suffering from sleep disorders in the hospital are young people, and a large proportion of them are students. Many students are stressed and lack sleep for a long time.
Zhou Xuhui, director of the Department of Psychiatry at the Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, said that during the COVID-19 epidemic, some teenagers took online classes at home and had irregular schedules.
Li Xuejun, a professor of neurosurgery at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, analyzed that excessive use of electronic devices exacerbates the occurrence of sleep disorders in adolescents. Exposure to low-intensity light from mobile phones and tablet computers at night reduces melatonin synthesis, disrupts circadian rhythms, and reduces sleep quality. .
"Insomnia is a symptom of abnormal sleep. It may be a signal of abnormal physiological functions and biological rhythms of the human body. Insomnia is mainly caused by heart failure and mental disturbance. Many people suffer from insomnia due to 'heart disease'." Litong, Zhejiang Province Ma Yongchun, director of the Psychosomatic Department of German Hospital, introduced.
With the trend of rejuvenation of sleep disorders, "post-90s" and "post-00s" have gradually paid attention to this problem, seeking "self-salvation" through various means, and melatonin, which has quietly become popular in the health care product market, has become their first choice.
Chen Zhengxin, deputy director of the Medical Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Mental Health Center, introduced that melatonin is actually dependent and is not recommended for long-term use. It will have a certain effect on the hyposecretion of melatonin in middle-aged and elderly people. Most adolescents do not have the problem of hyposecretion, so Not much effect.
"It is a common phenomenon to pursue health care products and melatonin, but to avoid sleeping pills." Chen Zhengxin added that many people are still resistant to sleeping pills. Friends know that there is a sense of stigma.
"But in fact, this is a misunderstanding. Sleeping pills are not terrible. They are the fastest and most effective way to solve insomnia. As long as you follow the doctor's advice, you don't have to worry about dependence. "Chen Zhengxin said.
Zeng Xianxiang, director of the Department of Sleep Disorders and Neurosis of the Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, pointed out that occasional insomnia does not matter, it happens to most people. The key is not to let occasional insomnia become chronic insomnia, insomnia for a week or more than three days a week in a month. Insomnia should seek medical attention as soon as possible.
He Guohua suggested that teenagers should give up the habit of playing mobile phones before going to bed and participate in outdoor sports more; those with sleep disorders should actively adjust their work and rest patterns. Take sleeping pills to improve sleep.
For people with sleep disorders, Zeng Xianxiang reminded to arrange work time and workload reasonably, improve work efficiency, ease family relationships, parent-child relationships, and relieve anxiety before going to bed.
The core is to go to bed and wake up regularly, and don't do anything in bed that has nothing to do with sleep.
You can try relaxation therapy. After going to bed at night, you can slow down and deepen your breathing to relax your muscles and enter a state of physical and mental relaxation.
In addition, experts said that sleeping well, sleeping poorly, sleeping more and sleeping less are more subjective feelings of people. For example, some people "sleep in seconds" and "fall asleep quickly" are actually signs of disease.
Zhou Dinggang, deputy chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Changsha Central Hospital, introduced that there are many people with sleep apnea syndrome who seem to sleep well. It's "sleeping soundly", but it's the exact opposite.