Information on Various Common Ailments

Acne
Alcoholism
Amnesia
Anaemia
Anorexia
Appendicitis
Areriosclerosis
Arthritis
Asthma
Backache
Boils
Bronchitis
Cataract
Cholera
Cirrhosis
Colitis
Conjuctivitis
Corns
Coronary Heart Disease
Cough
Cystitis
Dandruff
Defective Vision
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus
Dysmenorrhoea
Diarrhoea
Female Sterility
Fever
Gall Bladder Disorders
Gastritis
Goitre
Gout
Hair Loss
Halitosis
Headaches
High Blood Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Hives
Hypoglycemia
Hypertension
Influenza
Insomania
Jaundice
Kidney Stones
Leucorrhoea
Low Blood Pressure
Malaria
Measles
Menopausal Disorders
Migraine
Mumps
Nausea
Nephritis
Obesity
Palpitation
Peptic Ulcer
Piles
Pneumonia
Psoriasis
Ringworm
Scurvy
Sinusitis
Smallpox
Snoring
Sore Throat
Stress
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Tuberculosis
Urinary Tract Infection
Urticaria
Varicose Veins
Vision Impairment
Warts
Whooping Cough

Insomnia

Definition:

It is a sleep disorder which is characterised by an inability to sleep and/or to remain asleep for a reasonable period during the night, frequent wakings during the night, or waking up too early than desired.

Insomnia is categorized as:

• Transient Insomnia lasts for a few days.
• Short-Term Insomnia for no more than three weeks.
• Chronic Insomnia occurs when a person has difficulty falling asleep, maintaining sleep, or has nonrestorative sleep for at least three nights a week for one month or longer.

Insomnia is the inability to get an adequate amount of proper sleep. It is the perception or complaint of inadequate or poor quality sleep.