In the sleeping disorder called insomnia or sleeplessness, patient may face difficulty in falling asleep or difficulty in staying asleep (poor sleep) which may affect a person’s ability to perform routine functions smoothly.

Normal adults need about 6-9 hours of sound sleep to function well.  Some people can function well even with 4-5 hours of sleep.

Infants require much more sleep than adults, and they can sleep for up to 16-20 hours a day. 3-6 months old babies need about 15 hours of sleep.

Children older than this needs about 10-13 hours of sleep daily.

Pre-teens and teenagers need 9-10 hours of sleep.

After 50 years of age, the sleep duration is about 5-6 hours at night.

A few patients may find difficulty in falling asleep: In spite of trying hard to sleep, one cannot fall asleep. They may try counting numbers, chanting, reading a book, listening to music, or tossing in a bed but nothing seems to help.

Some patients get difficulty in staying asleep: One may experience frequently interrupted sleep at night and then they face difficulty in sleeping again. Some patients wake up too early in the morning and then they are unable to get back to sleep. Some patients feel unrefreshed on waking up from the sleep in the morning as if they have not slept the whole night.

Homeopathic Treatment For Sleeplessness:

The individuals suffering from insomnia or sleeplessness find astonishing positive results by using homeopathic treatment. It is also free from any side effects. Homeopathic medicine is not a sleeping pill; it helps to induce sleep naturally.

Homeopathic treatment for sleeplessness treats the disease at the root level as the underlying cause of sleeplessness is taken into consideration while selecting the medicine. During the case study or case taking at Vatsalya, we try to evaluate the presentation of the symptoms, the lifestyle of the person, history of the present complaints, emotional make-up of the person, current mental state, the stress, the past medical history, family history, etc. In such a way, the cause of sleeplessness (such as anxiety, stress, depression, faulty lifestyle, hormonal imbalance, or any other medical condition, etc.) is identified during the case receiving process and the treatment is focused towards treating that cause to treat the disease at a deeper level.

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