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insomniac

[in′säm·nē‚ak]
(medicine)
A person who is susceptible to insomnia.
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Summary: Washington DC [USA], October 28 (ANI): If your parents or grandparents are insomniac then you may ask them to drink montmorency tart cherry juice, as according to a recent study it may help to extend their sleep time by 84 minutes.
Just 240 mL of cherry juice daily ups sleep time by 84 mins in elderly
Subgroup analysis showed that persistent insomniacs had a higher 3 year cumulative incidence rate of stroke than those with insomnia in remission.
Insomnia and subsequent risk of stroke
For instance, many good sleepers find reading in bed triggers sleep because they associate it with relaxation, whereas insomniacs use books to divert them from the frustration of being awake.
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Also prescribed frequently to insomniac patients at ACIM--as it has been by healers around the world for nearly 2,000 years--is the herb valerian.
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"This is the first study to evaluate sleep and bladder diaries of insomniacs, people with overactive bladders, and controls," said Dr.
Nighttime voiding similar with OAB, insomnia
Insomniacs lack the ability to fall asleep and sleep well (though Shaw and his colleagues think such people may be protected from the full negative effects of sleeplessness).
Fruit flies can't fall or stay asleep: strain bred to help track genetic factors leading to insomnia
Instead of treating insomniacs with pills, CBT counsels small changes in behavior that will lead to more soporific outcomes, changes that are sometimes grouped under the rubrics "sleep hygiene" and "sleep restriction." For instance, use blackout drapes, CBT advises.
Waking nightmare
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"Adult insomniacs have quite often been poor sleepers as children, and people who are insomniacs are likely to develop depression and use health services more for a variety of reasons.
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