Nightmare

Introduction Nightmares are dreams of doing content horror and causing anxiety and fear as the main manifestation of sleep disorders. Nightmares are more common in children and can occur at any age, most preschool and school-age children. There is no obvious gender difference, and the incidence rate is about 1%. First of all, we should find and eliminate physical and psychological incentives, and give reasonable advice and guidance on psychological contradictions. When a child is found to have a nightmare, they should be awakened and allowed to fall asleep after their mood is stable. Generally, no medical treatment is needed. If excessive frequency occurs, sedatives such as diazepam or chlordiazepoxide can be given in a short period of time. The prognosis of this disease is good, and it can be gradually reduced with age, and some can continue to adults.

Cause

Psychological factor

Excessive stress, excessive excitement before going to bed, first time leaving parents to sleep in a strange environment, various inner conflicts and anxiety can induce this disease. Listening to horror stories and watching horror movies before going to bed are also one of the incentives.

2. Physical factors

Fever can be induced by fever, air pollution in the bedroom, excessive sputum, improper sleeping posture, and chest pressure. In addition, poor eating habits such as full dinner or too little diet and starvation are also one of the causes of this disease.

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Children dream of life-threatening terrorist incidents during sleep, such as being chased by monsters, falling off a cliff, etc., dreams are strange, absurd and bizarre. The terrible dreams make children nervous, nervous, frightened, pale, sweaty, and quick heartbeat. Because of the muscle relaxation during sleep, it often struggles and seems to be entangled. Nightmares can easily be woken up or awakened by dreams. After waking up, they will soon be conscious and can clearly recall the dreams they have just made. It often takes a while to fall asleep. More common in the middle of the night.

Differential diagnosis

In addition to the psychological factors, some recurring nightmares do have the effect of predictive diseases.

From a pathological point of view, many physical and mental illnesses are not apparent during incubation. Especially in the case of frequent brain activity and brain cells during the day, it is difficult to detect the weak abnormal stimulation signals of potential lesions in the body.

While sleeping, nightmares may be a sign of disease, many brain cells enter a "rest" state, and work function is reduced. At this time, the stimulation signal affecting the cells during the day will stimulate the cortex-related center, causing the corresponding brain cells to develop a stress response and produce a predictive dream.

Different diseases are related to different dreams, and the dreams of the same disease are usually similar.

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