Heart disease
A Swedish study found a significant association between increased nightmares and arrhythmias and intermittent chest pain in elderly men and women. The study also found a significant increase in chest pain and arrhythmia among women aged 40 to 64 who had frequent nightmares and poor sleep. After menopause, spastic chest pain may increase further.
Parkinson's disease
Research shows that sleep disorder patients in the rapid eye movement (REM deep sleep) stage often because of nightmares and screaming, crying, disorderly kicking and other phenomena, these people suffer from Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases will greatly increase the risk.
Sleep apnea
If nightmares increase, often dreaming of drowning or suffocation, etc. unable to breathe, then it is best to go to the hospital to check whether there is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can lead to anoxia and seriously disturb the sleep quality of deep sleep stage. After continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, 91% of sleep apnea patients' nightmares disappeared.
American experts also tell us that this sleep problem is an important sign of cognitive impairment. Patients with this disorder should pay close attention to other warning signals of neurodegenerative diseases, such as tremor and memory loss, so that they can be diagnosed and treated as early as possible.
What are the causes of nightmares?
Room odor
Smells before and during sleep can affect dreams. Research shows that sleeping with flowers can make you dream, while smelling sulfur and other odors can lead to nightmares. Before going to bed, you can spray some cherry blossom essential oil in the bedroom to help you sleep safely.
Noisy environment
When sleeping, try to keep the room quiet. Sleeping with the TV on and listening to loud music will affect the quality of sleep, and it is easy to have nightmares. When sleeping, you can play some soft music like the sound of waves, which helps the human body relax into deep sleep.
3 angry quarrel
Don't quarrel with others before going to bed. Negative language and voice will make you sleep hard. Parents should not criticize their children before they go to bed.
Eat spicy before bed
Eating cheese and spicy food before going to bed will affect digestion, make people in an excited state, and make people have nightmares easily. Dinner should be eaten at least 2 hours before going to bed. Try not to drink caffeinated drinks such as coffee and tea after 14 p.m.