Will people sleep less when they get older?

< p >< / p >< p >recent studies on sleep have shown that there is a sleep-producing center in the brain, and sleep is an active process that occurs in the central nervous system, which is closely related to the dynamic changes of some specific structures and chemical transmitters in the brain. Therefore, how long sleep time is related to each person's congenital and genetic factors, but also to the nature of work, living environment and living conditions, there are individual differences. < / p >< p >in the past, it was thought that the elderly needed less sleep because of reduced brain and body functional activities. In recent years, studies on sleep have shown that there is a sleep-producing center in the brain, and sleep is an active process that occurs in the central nervous system, which is closely related to the dynamic changes of some specific structures and chemical transmitters in the brain. Therefore, how long sleep time is related to each person's congenital and genetic factors, but also to the nature of work, living environment and living conditions, there are individual differences. According to statistics, the vast majority of adults can sleep 7 to 8 hours a night, but some people can sleep 6 hours or less, while others need more than 10 hours of sleep, which is normal and cannot reluctantly set a standard of sleep time. In particular, it should be pointed out that it is not possible to say that the sleep time of the elderly is shorter than that of the young, but should be based on their own habits and needs. In fact, most older people need an average of 9 to 10 hours of sleep after the age of 70, not less. Due to the weakening of neuroregulatory function and immune ability, coupled with physical aging, poor tolerance, increased number of chronic diseases such as arteriosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and respiratory diseases, and lack of adequate sleep, the impact on health is bound to be greater. So how to ensure the sleep of the elderly? < / p >< p >Pure heart and few desires and be at ease with what happens < / p >< p >A good mood can bring you a stable sleep, and a stable sleep can make you feel good. This is the 'virtuous circle' that the elderly should have. The complexity of modern life, interpersonal discord, eternal death of relatives and friends, family disputes, financial constraints, and so on, can make people upset, worried or sad, anxious or annoyed. In the face of these malignant stimuli, we should deal with them calmly and minimize the adverse effects by improving their own consciousness and psychological self-control, so as to get a good sleep. < / p >< p >due to the decline in physical fitness, it is impossible for the elderly to sleep deeply for a long time in their youth. If you do not grasp the drowsiness before the 'nap' and give up this 'recharge' for a long time, it will make you exhausted. Of course, this kind of napping can occur at any time, and when objective conditions permit, you should try your best to meet your sleep requirements. When taking a nap, you should pay attention to prevent the cold and avoid catching a cold; you should lean on a stable place and take a comfortable posture so as not to fall down during the nap and cause accidental injury. Of course, the sleep of the elderly can never be replaced and satisfied by napping alone. < / p >< p >Drug treatment, food recuperation < / p >< p >those who have formed a vicious circle between sleep and emotion can be treated with drugs. Generally take vitamin B1, oryzanol, Schisandra syrup and other neuroregulators and neurotrophic agents. A small number of people who need to take tranquilizers such as diazepam should be used under the guidance of a doctor and must not be taken indiscriminately and become addicted to drugs. The treatment of traditional Chinese medicine should be based on tonifying qi and nourishing blood, calming the mind and promoting wisdom. The effect of Baizi Yangxin pills and jujube kernel capsules sold in the market is good. In addition, jujube kernel pig heart soup (30 grams of sour jujube kernel, stewed with a pig heart), Chinese wolfberry porridge (Chinese wolfberry 30 grams, rice 200 grams boiled as porridge), Shenqi chicken (20 grams of ginseng, 50 grams of astragalus, stewed with a chicken), Bai Ren Gui Yuan ointment (500 grams each of cypress seed and longan, boiling until the medicine is rotten, to dregs concentrate, add the right amount of rock sugar ointment) and other food treatment prescriptions can be selected according to the situation. < / p >

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