In recent times, have you ever felt that you are particularly "inseparable" from the quilt?
Even if you have enough sleep and a regular schedule, it is difficult to get up in the morning, and you are always intimidated during the day, and you are not interested in anything.
If so, then you may have been "possessed" by spring sleepiness.
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As the saying goes, "spring sleepiness and autumn fatigue", means that the change of seasons will bring people some physiological changes, such as drowsiness, fatigue, drowsiness, some "spring sleepiness" is physiological, but some are signs of disease.
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Why is it easy to get sleepy in spring?
Spring has arrived, everything has revived, the animals have reached the season of the ****, and the earth is thriving, but you are so sleepy that you don't want to open your eyes? In the spring, I am tired and snooze and cannot lift my spirits, which may be the following 4 reasons:
1. Brain hypoxia: into the spring, with the continuous rise in temperature, human pores, sweat glands, vasodilation, skin blood circulation is accelerated, the blood supply to the brain is relatively reduced, and the human metabolism rate increases, oxygen consumption increases, resulting in insufficient oxygen supply to the brain, the human body passively enters a state of drowsiness;
2. Climatic reasons: warm weather and high humidity will have a good calming and hypnotic effect on the human cerebral cortex, making people easy to feel tired and drowsy;
3. Indoor environment: long-term indoor closed environment, resulting in excessive carbon dioxide content in the air, will also aggravate the situation of spring sleepiness;
4. Other factors: lack of sleep at night (this is needless to say), sitting still for a long time, excessive intake of high-oil and high-sugar foods, etc., will also make people sleepy during the day.
In short, the objective seasonal changes + personal lifestyle is improper, and the "special hardship student" is none other than you.
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How to get rid of spring sleepiness?
For the above physiological drowsiness and fatigue, it can generally be alleviated by the following ways:
1. Sufficient sleep: it is best to have a fixed schedule every day to ensure adequate sleep time (adults are best to have 7-8 hours of sleep every day), if you are sleepy in the afternoon, you can have about 30 minutes of nap at noon, even if you can't sleep, closing your eyes and recuperating can also reduce fatigue;
2. Coffee life: If you still feel sleepy or even more sleepy after napping, you can try to eat caffeine-containing foods after napping: a medium cup of latte (70-75mg), a sugar-free cola (36-69mg), a can of energy drinks (80-200mg) or bottled tea (7.5-60mg); if you are caffeine intolerant, drink a little night and can't sleep, you can also get up and walk around after napping, wash your face, chew gum;
3. Do not sit for a long time: maintain a sitting posture in the office for a long time, easy to cause drowsiness, you can get up every half an hour or an hour to move, to pick up a glass of water or go to the toilet are good choices;
4. Reasonable diet: high-sugar and high-oil meals are easy to make people sleepy and tired, so you can try to choose light, easy-to-digest food, eat more fruits and vegetables, supplement the essential trace elements and vitamins of the human body, and consume enough high-quality protein, which can help you be energetic;
5. Open window ventilation: keep the air circulation in the workplace, breathe more fresh air, but also improve the function of the human brain cortex, drive away drowsiness;
6. Massage the head: Proper head massage can also relax the head nerves, accelerate blood flow, and alleviate spring sleepiness;
7. Appropriate exercise: outdoor jogging, walking and other moderate physical activities help human cells and tissues better metabolism, keep the brain awake, while looking up at the blue sky and white clouds outdoors, bathing in the spring breeze and flowers, giving themselves a good stimulation of vision and smell, but also help to eliminate "spring sleepiness".
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Sometimes spring sleepiness is also a sign of illness
Although it is said that it is a very normal and common phenomenon to be sleepy as soon as the spring arrives, there are some diseases, and there will also be symptoms of drowsiness, so be careful not to confuse with spring sleepiness, so as not to delay treatment.
stroke
According to clinical statistics, more than 70% of stroke patients will yawn frequently 5 to 10 days before the onset of illness, especially the elderly. This is because the blood vessels will gradually harden with age, the lumen will narrow, the blood flow to the brain will decrease, so that the brain cells are ischemic and hypoxic, stimulating the respiratory center through the feedback mechanism in vivo, and adjusting the amplitude and depth of breathing to compensate for the cause.
Ordinary spring sleepiness can be improved by the above methods, but drowsiness before stroke, in addition to constant yawning, will also appear these symptoms:
1. Blood pressure rises suddenly, and systolic blood pressure can be close to 200 mm Hg.
2. Nose bleeding.
3. Unsteady walking. It is accompanied by numbness and weakness in the extremities.
4. Get up in the morning with sudden dizziness, persistent headache and other symptoms.
5. Before the stroke, the elderly may also be accompanied by combined symptoms such as unconscious drooling, crooked mouth, and unclear speech.
Once signs of stroke are found, be careful not to panic, call 120 first, and ask a professional to escort the patient to the hospital. While waiting for the ambulance to arrive, family members undo the patient's collar and keep his mouth clean, and those with dentures should be removed. If the patient is unconscious, place the patient in a lateral recumbent position, avoid shaking, and avoid shaking and bumping of the head during transportation.
Abnormal thyroid function
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine organ located on the thyroid cartilage of the human neck, and its secretion of thyroid hormones is essential for maintaining the body's normal metabolism, growth and development. When the body's thyroid hormone levels are insufficient, it will lead to a decrease in metabolic rate and the whole person becomes sleepy and tired.
However, the drowsiness caused by hypothyroidism can also be accompanied by dry skin, eyes, mouth and tongue, poor sleep quality and appetite, menstrual disorders and decreased libido.
In addition, some patients with hyperthyroidism may also show symptoms of burnout. This is mainly because hyperthyroidism makes the human body metabolism faster, and patients often feel general weakness, such as weakness in the lower legs and difficulty in moving, like lead in the legs; the hands cannot lift heavy objects, which will even affect the self-care of life.
Hyperthyroid metabolism also tends to lead to a decrease in potassium in the human blood, and hypokalemia can easily cause hypostyxia of nerve and muscle stress, weakness and fatigue of the limbs.
Therefore, if the combination of work and leisure and reasonable diet still cannot alleviate the problem of spring sleepiness, you can go to the hospital to do a neck ultrasound, and then draw blood to test the "five thyroid function" indicators to see if there is an abnormality in thyroid function.
Narcolepsy
There are mainly narcolepsy and sleep apnea, etc., and narcolepsy is the most common. The difference between this disease and spring sleepiness is that patients do not have the problem of lack of sleep at night, and will strive to stay awake during the day, but will fall asleep within 1-2 minutes.
Narcolepsy will significantly cause a decline in social functions and quality of life such as occupation and social interaction, and will also have changes such as memory loss, slow thinking, and decreased learning ability.
Therefore, once such drowsiness symptoms appear, it is best to seek medical attention immediately, and pay attention to the examination and treatment of primary diseases that may cause drowsiness, such as infectious diseases, endocrine diseases, etc.
But then again, "spring sleepiness, autumn lack of summer napping, sleepless winter and March", all year round, it seems that there is no time not to be sleepy.
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Edit: Dr. Spring Rain
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