Late-life Sleep Problems: What's Normal?

" The good news that too many of -- into lower 80s90s. Or even further. The bad news as many as 5% help seniors report. Cult and higher in the with health problem. "

" The highest rate of insomnia. Difficulty swallowing anything these are not going to lower -- Occurred -- an older Americans. More commonly. In women that amendment. Yeah and are perhaps even more common among totally. -- cure. A social or economic or worse."

" There are of course a variety of age related physical conditions and medications. That can deprive the keeper of -- rent."

" Heart disease that is caused us and Janet. -- difficulty breathing and -- leaves it to her sleep arthritis. And it -- race of sleep disordered breathing when doctors call you perhaps. Tans and creams that it certainly if there's any weapons major bring change her problem her current dementia type. And those things can sincerely -- sleep at night time."

" Frequent trips to the bathroom. A common problem aging adult know all too well and disrupt sleep."

" That's a big deal having to go to the bathroom during and I aren't generally has created our ability to it. -- To -- any moral. One of the ways that we are all older people. Diminished we have character frequent urination that minute to tell them gently ludicrous victims. After our anniversary that you -- The money. The body can sleep. Thank -- depression is one of the major problems that we've -- problems that are green tambourine man. Rangers -- playing life going into retirement and then suddenly having a lot of time on your hands not being an actor during the daytime. Can lead to some difficulty anxiety to order."

" Even something as simple as what you do and how you feel before bed and it -- equality."

" Thinking about problem we're eliminating about things. Trying -- let's legal issues great beat -- about all the things with not going to -- it can be activating her rounds. -- Too much cold. -- yeah. Many older people how to lower row -- crucial or even. Almost -- the environment. And -- arousal. -- All or an actor and breaking people up."

" Finding ways to improve sleep may lie in simple things a sleeper continue to help themselves."

" It'll take time happening maybe a thirty minute -- early to -- okay. But not work. Decreasing the amount of time and -- not sleeping at night time. Perhaps delaying the time that they get into bed and helpless consolidation of the nighttime hot to many people client. Helps them relax and be ready for sleep and on conversely. And vigorous physical or mental exercise that evening. Generosity. He hit her head into high gear it's hard to get into gear and."

" There are over the counter and and medications we health problems sleep. And sleep medications -- in two classes. And Diane Deans and non -- Diana -- The elderly need to be especially cautious about -- news."

" there he is. The royal command and in the medical literature. That's used to sleeping girl's -- totally people. Can't leak -- time sleeping. And associated. Increased. Really recurrent and impairment they were detained her memory I think. Something never -- doesn't -- and sedative hypnotic. Tend to be a little bit better tolerated. In the alternately."

" It's always important to recognize how vital good sleep really is and the problems later in life are not inevitable."

" We can't leave this very important -- meeting that challenge coupled. With and care giving. Whether it's a jump into law a bereavement. Or whether it -- well from the point -- mental and physical health and think sleep play a critical role. And eight dead. By elderly people and their families and improve the quality of sleep. -- In terms of total dividend."