Insomnia is exceptionally difficult to deal with. And successfully treating it can be equally as challenging. Know that if you are struggling with sleep, you are not alone. In fact, it’s estimated that as many as 1 in 4 Americans develop insomnia each year. If you are one of those four, you may have tried a number of treatments without experiencing success, such as medication. Or perhaps medication has helped but you experienced a number of negative side-effects. Today, we’re breaking down how to treat insomnia naturally without medication so you can treat your sleep disorder at the source.
What is insomnia?
Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is characterized by difficulty falling and/or staying asleep. Insomnia disorders can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term). Acute insomnia usually lasts anywhere from just one night to a few weeks at a time. Chronic insomnia, on the other hand, is characterized by happening at least 3 nights a week for more than 3 months.
Types of insomnia
This disorder can be broken down further into two types of insomnia: primary and secondary. Primary insomnia means that your sleep-related problems aren’t connected to any other health conditions. Secondary insomnia means that your difficulty sleeping is linked to another health condition (such as depression, arthritis, cancer, pain, or medication).
Symptoms of insomnia
The most common symptoms of insomnia include:
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Difficulty staying asleep
- Waking up early and not being able to go back to bed
- Sleepiness and fatigue during the day
- Agitation
- Difficulty concentrating
- Memory loss
How to treat insomnia naturally without medication
If you’re struggling with insomnia, you may or may not have tried medication. Though it can be successful for some, it’s not a long-term solution. If taken for too long, insomnia medication can cause changes in the brain that are even more difficult to treat than the sleep-disorder. Not to mention, medications also come with a long list of side effects.
If you’re interested in treating insomnia naturally without medication, you should consider neurofeedback.
Neurofeedback for insomnia
Neurofeedback is a type of brain-based training that helps improve self-regulation, a key part of getting good sleep. To begin, you will complete a qEEG brain map that will identify any brainwave imbalances that are contributing to your inability to sleep. This information will then be used to create a customized training plan that will help create new pathways in your brain.
By addressing imbalances and creating new pathways in the brain, neurofeedback can help stabilize the part of the central nervous system that is responsible for regulating sleep and wakefulness.
And unlike medication, there are virtually no side-effects associated with neurofeedback. It’s a completely natural, non-invasive, and holistic treatment option that can lead to long-lasting relief.
Learn more about how to treat insomnia naturally with neurofeedback
If you’re ready to take a more natural approach to treat insomnia or another sleep-related disorder, reach out to us at Braincode Centers.
We specialize in treating insomnia with neurofeedback and our clinicians are here to help create a personalized treatment plan based on the symptoms you are experiencing.
Contact us today to get started.
