Insomnia And Oxygen Therapy
What are the dangers of insomnia?
Sleep is essential for any human being, and it is an extremely important physiological function to maintain life. Once insomnia, the damage to the human body will be greatly affected:
In terms of neuropsychiatric activities, such as feeling tired, having difficulty concentrating, poor memory, slow reaction, emotional instability, irritability, or apathy, and loss of interest in the external environment;
Increased physical discomfort, such as dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and hard of hearing;
The human body's immunity is reduced and it is easy to get sick; if the sick person does not sleep well, the condition will aggravate step by step.
Types of insomnia
Insomnia can be divided into:
Transient insomnia: refers to occasional insomnia;
Short-term insomnia: refers to insomnia lasting 2-3 weeks or several months;
Chronic insomnia: usually refers to recurrent insomnia with a course of more than 6 months
Causes Of Insomnia
There are many causes of insomnia, and the causes of insomnia with different durations are often different:
Transient insomnia: mostly caused by changes in environmental factors or external interference, such as travel, relocation, noise, bright light, heat, cold, mosquito bites, etc. In addition, temporary overreaction is also a common cause. Removal of disturbing factors or acclimatization to a new environment can restore sleep to normal.
Short-term insomnia: mental stress, such as overthinking, emotional anxiety, etc., as well as physical discomfort are the causes. When mental factors are resolved or physical diseases are cured, insomnia is often cured.
Chronic insomnia: The causes are complex and there is no unified classification standard. Generally speaking, it is related to the patient's susceptibility and certain external specific conditions. However, according to research by medical experts, more than 70% of patients with chronic insomnia have hypoxemia during sleep, that is, low blood oxygen saturation, which cannot meet the metabolic needs of the brain and other tissues and organs for oxygen. A state of excitement occurs, leading to insomnia. This is also evidenced by the fact that most patients with chronic insomnia have a specific disorder that affects oxygen uptake and delivery.
The significance of oxygen therapy for insomnia patients:
By inhaling oxygen, blood oxygen saturation can be increased, allowing various parts of the body to receive sufficient oxygen, thereby promoting metabolism, fully relaxing all parts of the body, especially the brain, making it easy to fall asleep and maintain the best sleep state, thereby relieving mental stress. or insomnia caused by physical discomfort;
Oxygen inhalation can improve the hypoxic state of the human body caused by various disease factors and hypoxemia, so that the brain and various tissues can obtain sufficient oxygen, the metabolism tends to be normal, and the function is improved, thereby improving sleep quality.
AE-5-N is a quiet oxygen concentrator made by AERTI which is very good for home oxygen therapy.
This series of articles is mainly compiled with reference to the contents of the following books on the "China Oxygen Therapy" website. I would like to express my gratitude here!
1. China Oxygen Therapy Network (www.China-LTOT.com)
2. "Life Guidance for Patients with Pulmonary Heart Disease"
Zhang Hongyu Zhang Jihong Editor-in-Chief, Published by People's Medical Publishing House
3. "Experts Answer Questions About Stroke"
Yang Xi Chief Editor
4. "Rehabilitation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease"
"Diseases of Middle-aged and Elderly People and Oxygen Therapy" Editorial Team, Yang Yong Li Qingzong Editor-in-Chief