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health advisory Hospital Health care 2007-11-14 16:22:02

I have trouble staying asleep at night. I'll wake up from a small sound and not be able to go to sleep agian for sometimes an hour! My arms also fall asleep at night and start to tingle and go numb. That wakes me up too and I'm constantly changing positions for my arms. What should I do to sleep better?

Answer:

The tingling in your arms and hands is a symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. You can take Vitamin B-6 which will help ease some of the symptoms, but not eliminate them completely. You can also go to a doctor and get braces for your arms which will keep them in a neutral position while you sleep. It's not guaranteed to get you a good night's sleep, but will certainly make it easier for you.

You can try drinking warm milk before bed, turn off the TV and read a little (in other words, do something to quiet your mind) before turning in.

I've heard that melatonin (an herbal supplement) helps in sleeping. It comes in very low doses (1 milligram up to about 5 milligram tablets are the norm). Check it out on the Internet and see if you think it may help.

However, your arm problem may ultimately need surgery to fix. I've had the surgery on both hands (over 10 years ago). I can tell you from my experience that the relief is immediate and after all these years, I have had no problems with reoccurence of any kind.

Best of luck to you!

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Lunest..its the best for a sleep med..also some xanax won't hurt

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drink hot milk with lemon and salt it will work

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try making yourself sleep on your back put pillows around you to kind of hold you in that postion. as well for a short time you can use over the counter sleeping pills. they cost more then gravol which does the same thing and costs less . try some store brand version of gravol for a week or two before bed and use the pillows like i said.; dont take sleep aids or gravol same thing for the most part for more then one month with out seeing your doctor about the use of them.

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I have trouble sleeping at night to mybe it somethingis on your mine.

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Warm bath would help, makes blood circulates.

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This is one of the greatest problems lots of people have. The best way to tackle this is to adopt a routine which will help you to sleep well. You can try exercising in the evening, and then have a good cup of green tea and then you can try reading something while you are in bed, may be until you fall asleep. Also you can adopt some relaxation techniques to help you calm down yourself and fall asleep. Also people try meditation as one of the most rewarding relaxation techniques. Some Buddhist monks are teaching meditation as a relaxation techniques. You may be able to find a Buddhist temple close to your place where there are monks who teaches meditation to non-Buddhists as well as for Buddhists. Also listening to classical music would help you to fall asleep. I'm sure one of these ought to work for you.