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An estimated 50 million to 70 million Americans suffer from insomnia, an umbrella term for trouble falling or staying asleep and other sleep problems.
    A good night’s sleep is more important to our sense of well-being in the short term than it is to our health. It feels terrible when you miss a night’s sleep, but it won’t kill you. Long-term, it can lead to health issues if you keep missing sleep. You feel drowsy and not clear-headed; driving and operating machinery can be dangerous. Long-term effects include depression and anxiety, heart failure, hypertension and even obesity. It is a health hazard.
    What causes insomnia? There are a lot of causes, from worrying about not sleeping, to stress, to eating too much or too little before bed, drinking too much alcohol, caffeine, side effects from common medications, and more.
    There are several over-the-counter drugs available to help people sleep, but if you don’t want to use drugs, there are some things you can do on your own to help get a good night’s sleep:
    Keep the room dark: The thing that tells your body it’s nighttime is when it’s dark. Even a little bit of light can send the message to your brain to wake up.
    Control the room sounds: If you’re a light sleeper, the slightest noise will wake you up. If your mate snores, change rooms; if there’s street noise, close windows.
    Limit bedroom activity: Don’t do anything in bed but go to sleep. Get rid of television, computers, books. Don’t eat in bed.
    Create a sleep and wake schedule: Pick the time you want to go to bed every night and wake up every morning, including weekends, and stick to it. If you mess up that strict schedule, don’t try to catch up.