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Feature: Insomnia

If you have trouble sleeping on more than three nights a week and this goes on for longer than one month, you may have chronic insomnia. Insomnia can be managed without taking medication. For example, relaxation techniques and following certain rules at bedtime can help.

Research summaries

Insomnia: Can relaxation therapies or training to change sleep habits help?

Relaxation training can help people get a bit more sleep. Training to change sleeping habits could help people sleep a little better, but it is not known what treatment or combination of treatments works best. more...

Sleep: How does sleep change from childhood to old age and what can cause sleep problems?

Small children have less deep sleep than teenagers and adults. Older people sleep more lightly too; as we get older we have less deep dreaming sleep. Alcohol and medication can have a big impact on sleep. more...