Insomnia Prevention WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Insomnia Prevention
Insomnia prevention begins with creating an environment that promotes sleep, such as making sure the room is dark and quiet.1 Other suggestions for preventing insomnia are limiting stress, establishing a bedtime routine, and speaking with a health care professional about possibly going on short-term medications. If sleep isn't achieved within 20 to 30 minutes, it is recommended that the person engage in a relaxing activity, such as reading or listening to soft music.2
Fast Facts:
- Insomnia affects about 30 to 50 percent of the general population.3
- Insomnia is not defined by the number of hours of sleep a person receives.3
- Stress is often a trigger for insomnia.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ WebMD: Understanding Insomnia - Prevention
- ↑ eMedicineHealth: Prevention of Insomnia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 eMedicineHealth: Insomnia
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 22, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Preventing Insomnia
- Last update: Oct. 22, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
