As soon as the Spring Festival is over, it will be green with grass and trees. Many people begin to feel drowsy and tired, unable to start work or go to school. In addition to the factors of post Festival syndrome, in fact, more is the spring sleepiness. Neurology experts said that when encountering spring sleepiness, it is necessary to appropriately strengthen the stimulation of facial features, and do scalp exercises sooner or later to help eliminate sleepiness. However, some severe spring sleepiness may be the precursor symptoms of some diseases, so we should be vigilant and see a doctor in time.
Phenomenon:
South Spring comes early, always can't wake up
Some time ago, in Guangdong Province, spring is melting, flowers are blooming, and trees are quietly taking out new teeth.
When the spring is coming, many people begin to feel listless. Although they can't help going to bed early, they still can't wake up all day. Their heads are dizzy and heavy. They can't say where they are uncomfortable, but they feel like they are squeezed by layers of stuffy air. They are lack of brain, heart and strength.
Liu Xintong, director and chief physician of the Department of Neurology of the second people's Hospital of Guangdong Province, noted that outpatients after the festival were generally depressed and unhappy. He also described recent symptoms of dizziness and fatigue and worried about whether there was progress in cerebrovascular disease. Some people have tried to adjust. For example, if they worry that it is caused by insufficient sleep, they will sleep more, but there is no effect. Some people worry that it is the decline of immunity, and they will wear more clothes to cover the spring. Who knows they are more sleepy.
Liu Xintong pointed out that, in fact, many of these patients, even the healthy people, are sleepy during the handover of winter and spring, which is related to the factors of spring sleepiness. Therefore, the above-mentioned response is "wrong way".
The analysis of the causes is as follows
Spring sleepiness comes from lack of oxygen
Spring sleepiness, also known as' spring fatigue ', is the earliest seasonal symptom of' spring sleepiness, summer fatigue, autumn nap and hibernation 'in a year.
In fact, the root cause of spring sleepiness is the lack of oxygen in the human body, especially in the brain.
In terms of seasonal change factors, in winter, the sweat glands of human natural skin contract to reduce the heat emission in the body; in spring, the temperature gradually rises, the human skin gradually stretches, the pores gradually open, and the sweat glands and blood vessels begin to relax. In this way, the blood supply of the body surface is increased, and the blood circulation of the skin is also vigorous, but the blood supply of the human body is relatively fixed, so the blood supply to the brain is relatively reduced, and the oxygen supply to the brain is relatively insufficient, which affects the work of the brain. At this time, if the oxygen consumption is high again, it is easier to feel the 'brain hypoxia' state, and even affect the body's biological clock.
As a matter of fact, seasonal factors also include the relative lack of sunlight in winter in the past, the relative lack of vitamin D level in the human body, which has lowered the body's immunity, and a number of body functions are relatively 'sleepy'.
In terms of life factors, first, in order to keep out the cold in winter, people prefer spicy food, fried and roasted food, dog meat, mutton, wine, hot pot and so on. The human body is prone to the phenomenon of "dryness and heat" as called by traditional Chinese medicine, which affects people's mental state and work mood. There are problems such as fatigue, drowsiness, insomnia, dizziness, lack of work energy and so on.
Second, from the winter solstice to the spring, although the temperature is rising, many families or office buildings still dare not open their windows, or the air conditioning is operating all year round. As a result, the air circulation is not smooth, the carbon dioxide increases, and the brain lacks oxygen, which aggravates the symptoms of "spring sleepiness".
Third, urban office workers or students, because of long-term sitting in a chair, legs droop, blood often stagnates in the feet, will also cause cerebral ischemia; sedentary blood circulation can also lead to general fatigue, sleepiness, brain chaos.
Corrigendum:
More sleep will not help spring
It is precisely because of the lack of oxygen in the brain that spring sleepiness comes from. Therefore, when people mistakenly think that fatigue, fatigue and other symptoms are caused by insufficient sleep, they will go to sleep. However, they do not solve the problem specifically. Instead, they will have mental depression, that is, "the more sleep, the more sleepy.".
Liu Xintong explained that, generally speaking, adults' sleep time should be 6-8 hours, and 8 hours a day is enough to restore physical strength. For the elderly, sleep no more than 8 hours. Too much sleep may cause nutritional disorders, Qi and blood operation is not smooth, tendons and other phenomena. It's the so-called 'long lying hurts Qi'. If you don't get sick, you will get sick.
He suggested that although it's very comfortable to sleep in spring, you should have a regular schedule. If possible, you can take a nap for half an hour after lunch. After waking up, you can wipe your face with water to wake up and replenish your energy. If you don't have the conditions for afternoon exercise, even if you lean on a chair and close your eyes for 10 minutes, you can relieve stress and relieve fatigue.
Tips:
Scalp exercises and other four measures are the most difficult
More sleep can't help relieve spring sleepiness, so how can you keep your vitality full every day in the spring? Liu Xintong pointed out that in addition to ensuring a good and moderate sleep, going to bed early and getting up early, reasonable exercise and scientific diet can also help eliminate spring sleepiness. The best way to relieve spring sleepiness is to take the following four measures together.
Trick 1: do scalp exercises
Every morning and evening adhere to the head massage, can eliminate the brain sleepiness. The methods are as follows: massage the fingers of both hands from front to back, from the middle to both sides for 10 times; then scratch for 3 times in a short distance; finally massage gently for 5 times.
Similar to scalp exercises, you can also do fist pressing to release fatigue. That is, clench your fist tightly, put it behind your ears, close to the skull in the center of your neck, close your eyes, and lean your head back. You can feel the strength of your fist supporting your head and relax. You can even tap the Golden Triangle thymus area from the lower part of your neck to the nipple with your fingers, which can immediately relieve the tightness and depression of your chest.
Move 2: travel in the distance
The best way to relieve spring sleepiness is to increase sensory stimulation. Spring is the season for going out. When you are free, you may as well go outdoors and enjoy the natural scenery. More distant view can bring good visual stimulation and help to eliminate spring sleepiness.
When you are tired of driving or working or learning, you can listen to your favorite music with passion, which helps to stimulate your hearing.
When you feel tired, apply some cool oil and essential balm on your temples. You can also wake up immediately and help relieve fatigue.
Trick 3: light diet
Spring, the diet should eat fresh, easy to digest vegetables, such as carrots, water chestnut, cabbage, water chestnut and so on. When cooking, add some onion, ginger, garlic and other seasonings, which can also remove dampness and promote blood circulation.
Trick 4: use brain scientifically
When the head is confused, you may as well put down the work at hand and let the left brain get appropriate relaxation. At this time, you can listen to music and exercise, so that the right brain can be activated.
Reminder:
Serious spring sleepiness, be careful of some diseases
People often ask whether spring sleepiness is a disease. Experts point out that general spring sleepiness is a temporary physiological phenomenon caused by climate change, especially the rise of temperature. However, some severe spring sleepiness may be a sign of some diseases. Therefore, we must be alert and seek medical examination in time.
For example, people will yawn when they are sleepy or lack of sleep, but after excluding these, people with chronic diseases such as hypertension, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, diabetes and so on, if they still yawn constantly, we should pay enough attention to it. It may be that cerebral arteriosclerosis is becoming more and more serious, and the inner diameter of blood vessels is getting smaller and smaller, causing chronic ischemia and hypoxia in brain tissue. According to clinical reports, 80% of stroke patients yawn continuously 5-10 days before onset.
If the elderly suddenly appear drowsiness, we should consider excluding brain lesions, such as brain inflammation, brain tumor, brain atrophy, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebrovascular disease, etc.
In addition, cardiovascular problems easily affect the blood supply to the brain. Almost one fifth of the blood pumped by the heart is supplied to the brain. Therefore, if you can't wake up during the day, you should be careful of the occurrence or aggravation of cardiovascular disease.
Generally speaking, the onset of spring sleepiness can be relieved after sleeping for five to ten minutes, and then more sober. However, if it occurs several or more times a day, we should be alert to 'paroxysmal sleepiness' or' sleep apnea syndrome ', and do not blindly treat it as spring sleepiness. In particular, those who are obviously sleepy, weak and drowsy during the day, snore like thunder at night and even stop breathing intermittently should be more vigilant and seek medical treatment as soon as possible.