People can only live 4 days without sleep?

Tomorrow is "World Sleep Day", medical experts in this city told: Poor sleep is also a disease. If you have related symptoms, please seek medical treatment in time. Don't cause sleep problems that affect your life, work and study, or even endanger your life.

Sleep disease is a relatively unfamiliar word to the public. But in fact, 20%-30% of people in my country suffer from different degrees of sleep disorders. Li Shanqun, director of the Sleep Disorders and Snoring Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, explained: “A person can live for 7 days with only water and no food. , And can only live 4 days without sleep". Sleep diseases include common symptoms such as insomnia, teeth grinding, lethargy, and even snoring at night and suffocation during sleep, but they can induce diseases such as heart and lung, digestion, nerves, kidneys, and sexual function, which are extremely harmful.

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder and side effects of drugs, poor sleeping habits, shift work day and night, tension and stress, depression, anxiety, and major changes in personal and family life can all cause insomnia. The high pace of today's society, many people live and work under pressure, and sleep irregularly, staying up late, drinking alcohol, and falling asleep during the day, which are also possible causes of insomnia. Long-term insomnia can easily cause complications such as ulcers, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and schizophrenia. At the same time, it leads to inattention, reduced learning and work efficiency, industrial injuries and car accidents . Difficulty in falling asleep, lack of sleep, and unsatisfactory sleep are often early symptoms of certain diseases.

According to statistics, only 6% of patients with sleep difficulties have been treated specifically for sleep problems. The vast majority of patients believe that insomnia is not a disease. There are also a considerable number of people who claim to take sleeping pills indiscriminately, causing serious drug dependence. Experts say that sleep problems are a general disease. See a doctor as soon as possible to find out the cause of insomnia and prescribe the right medicine. The common ones are drug therapy (taking sleeping pills, etc.), non-drug therapy (psychotherapy) and self-regulating therapy (paying attention to sleep hygiene). No matter which treatment method is adopted, maintaining good living habits is an important prerequisite for ensuring healthy sleep.