Case Study: Long-term Sleeping Pill Use
The following case is an example of overdose of sleep aids. From sleep chart, there are several big green blocks in stable sleep. It looks like that the subject had a very good sleep. However, when we look further down, we can see that her autonomic nerve balance most of time is very low. The activities of sympathetic and parasympathetic are also very low. It's like a straight line close to zero. Why is there such a situation?
The 1st one is that the stable sleep is a whole piece with few hours at a time. The 2nd one is the same sleeping position. The sleeping position is maintained for a long time and does not move too much. The 3rd is that the balance of the autonomic nervous system is also very low, all below 0.3. The 4th is that the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves is also very low, almost a straight line. We can see from the balance that this is similar to the body doing it. You can also see that sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves still can’t work after waking up at 4 o’clcok. Normally, our autonomic nerve will rise after waking up. The sleep aids of medicines are all using the activity of suppressing the autonomic nerve.
According to the sleep chart, the balance degree and the activity values of sympathetic and parasympathetic are very low. It is a typical of overdoes of sleep aids. Therefore, sleeping pills should be used cautiously, especially among older adults and people with apnea. When breathing stops, the autonomic nerve drives this breathing muscle to breathe. If you take too much sleep aid, you may never get up.
The 1st one is that the stable sleep is a whole piece with few hours at a time. The 2nd one is the same sleeping position. The sleeping position is maintained for a long time and does not move too much. The 3rd is that the balance of the autonomic nervous system is also very low, all below 0.3. The 4th is that the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves is also very low, almost a straight line. We can see from the balance that this is similar to the body doing it. You can also see that sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves still can’t work after waking up at 4 o’clcok. Normally, our autonomic nerve will rise after waking up. The sleep aids of medicines are all using the activity of suppressing the autonomic nerve.
According to the sleep chart, the balance degree and the activity values of sympathetic and parasympathetic are very low. It is a typical of overdoes of sleep aids. Therefore, sleeping pills should be used cautiously, especially among older adults and people with apnea. When breathing stops, the autonomic nerve drives this breathing muscle to breathe. If you take too much sleep aid, you may never get up.
