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Waking up often in the middle of the night, may it be a health condition? Need to be vigilant

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By DIONDRE AIKENSPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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People who stay healthy usually have a higher quality of sleep, and when they feel sleepy, they need to go to bed in time, and they will go to sleep in a long time. People who sleep soundly tend to age slowly, endocrine is stable, and their resistance will be improved.

However, some people in life often wake up in the middle of the night and cannot sleep until dawn. This situation may be due to physical problems, but you need to be vigilant. If certain health problems occur, they should be resolved in time and re-recovered through symptomatic treatment. Health, otherwise it will cause sleep disorders will bring many impacts.

1. Depression

Often wake up in the middle of the night, does not rule out the appearance of depression. To stay healthy, you should know how to adjust your emotions, be optimistic, and keep your mood happy. Even if you encounter certain difficulties in your life, you must try your best to solve them, rather than escape and get into trouble.

Many people suffering from depression will have low mood, slow thinking, brain dysfunction, and subsequent physical symptoms. The more common one is sleep disorder. In addition to difficulty falling asleep, they will also have the characteristics of waking up in the middle of the night.

If it is caused by the disease, you should seek help. The depression can be relieved through psychological intervention, drug treatment, etc. Only when the mood disorder is improved, will the performance of decreased sleep quality be relieved.

2. Diabetes

If there are certain problems in the body, it is necessary to restore health through symptomatic treatment, otherwise it will affect normal sleep. Always wake up in the middle of the night to suspect that blood sugar is too high. Now more and more people are targeted by diabetes, which is a metabolic disorder.

During the onset of diabetes, the increase in blood sugar can cause many symptoms in the body, such as numb limbs, itchy skin, dry mouth, and more nocturia. These conditions are more common in diabetes.

Under the influence of excessive nocturnal urination, you always need to get up to the toilet at night, which will also reduce the quality of sleep. It will become a habit over time, and the possibility of waking up in the middle of the night is high. If it is caused by a chronic disease, it should be treated in time, and blood sugar should be controlled from aspects such as diet and exercise.

3. Hyperthyroidism

Often wake up in the middle of the night, it may also be a health problem of the thyroid gland. As an endocrine organ, the thyroid gland can maintain normal secretion of thyroid hormones.

However, excessive secretion of thyroid hormone in some people can cause hyperthyroidism. During the onset of the disease, the body's metabolism speeds up, sympathetic nerves are excited, and the quality of sleep will be reduced. It is easy to fall asleep and wake up in the middle of the night. If you also have frequent bowel movements, weight loss, sweating, and mood swings, you should suspect the disease.

In summary, it may be that the body has the above problems when waking up in the middle of the night. No matter what kind of situation, it is necessary to cooperate with treatment to restore health. Of course, waking up in the middle of the night may also be caused by a disturbance of the biological clock, excessive psychological stress, and sleep. Caused by poor environment, specific reasons should be analyzed in detail.

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