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What Causes Insufficient Sleep At An Elderly Age?
I am tired, listless and feel a little rundown, I do suffer from stress but not to a depression level. Never having be.en the greatest sleeper I always had lots of adrenaline to compensate. Now l am older l seem to need sleep, which l don t get, at least not enough
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Sleep is less in elderly as compared to young people.
However, tiredness, listlessness and low feeling can be due to less or disturbed sleep and less rest to body and mind.
Sleep hygiene is required which includes good, undisturbed and sound sleep.
Some modifications can help to improve the quality of sleep.
Avoid late night awakening, avoid beverages like tea, coffee or alcohol at night.
Take light dinner at night and add little strolling after dinner.
Relaxing activities like exercising, yoga. etc. will also help.
At the same time, get a complete hemogram and peripheral blood smear examination done to assess the level of hemoglobin.
Low hemoglobin can be the cause anemia which often leads to tiredness, fatigue or listlessness.
In case anemia is present, it has to be corrected depending on the type of anemia.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Sleep is less in elderly as compared to young people.
However, tiredness, listlessness and low feeling can be due to less or disturbed sleep and less rest to body and mind.
Sleep hygiene is required which includes good, undisturbed and sound sleep.
Some modifications can help to improve the quality of sleep.
Avoid late night awakening, avoid beverages like tea, coffee or alcohol at night.
Take light dinner at night and add little strolling after dinner.
Relaxing activities like exercising, yoga. etc. will also help.
At the same time, get a complete hemogram and peripheral blood smear examination done to assess the level of hemoglobin.
Low hemoglobin can be the cause anemia which often leads to tiredness, fatigue or listlessness.
In case anemia is present, it has to be corrected depending on the type of anemia.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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