Ayurveda recognizes insomnia (Anidra or Nidranasha) as a Vata-related disorder

Ayurveda recognizes insomnia (Anidra or Nidranasha) as a Vata-related disorder, characterized by difficulty falling asleep, maintaining sleep, or waking up too early. Insomnia can be classified into three types based on duration:

1. Transient Insomnia (lasting from a night to a week)

2. Short-term Insomnia (lasting two to three weeks)

3. Chronic Insomnia (occurring most nights and lasting a month or more)

Insomnia can be caused by various factors, including:

- Substance abuse

- Disruption of circadian rhythms

- Uncomfortable sleeping environment

- Psychiatric and neurological conditions

- Biological factors (advancement in age)

- Sleep disordered breathing

- Chronic illness (menopause, diabetes, arthritis, etc.)

- Medication use

- Excessive computer work or watching television

Symptoms of insomnia include:

- Not feeling refreshed

- Inability to sleep despite being tired

- Daytime drowsiness, irritability, and difficulty concentrating

- Impaired ability to perform normal activities

- Body ache and heaviness

If left untreated, insomnia can lead to complications like:

- Depression

- Anxiety disorder

- Fatal accidents

- Increased severity of chronic diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.)

Ayurvedic management of insomnia involves a holistic approach, including diet, lifestyle modifications, stress management, and herbal remedies.

Insomnia or Sleep Apnea

Mostly people are suffering with Insomnia or further Sleep Apnea . 

First of all we should be clear that Insomnia is sleep disorder condition where you feel hard to fall or stay asleep,  can be acute or chronic .There are 70 different sleep disorders can disrupt your sleep and insomnia is one of them .Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition that interfere with your breathing while you are sleeping , breathing stops momentarily . Sleep Apnea is due to collapsing of soft tissues in the back of throat and obstruct the airways. Due to this body drops in oxygen level and keeps you waking up and you feel tiredness and fatigue . This fatigue becomes the major root cause of Obesity hypertension and heart problems you face later .

Sleep Apnea is diagnosed done in a lab under the supervision of sleep specialist . They measure : 

Brain wave 

Blood oxygen level 

Heart rate 

Breath rate 

Leg and Eye movement 

Snoring 

While in insomnia doctor collect the information from the person .

Insomnia can be linked with other health issues like arthritis ,pain , anxiety , asthma hormonal disturbance. So insomnia is a condition of difficulty in falling asleep . 

Now we can see how we feel at wake up time : we have dry mouth ,sore throat or headache .or snore loudly and momentarily stop breathing without we notice it . 

If anyone answer is yes then your insomnia is linked to sleep apnea . And you need treatment . Consult your doctor .