Productivity drops, hours in school are wasted by sleepy students and reaction time on the highways is impaired. We must educate ourselves to know our sleep requirements for optimal performance. By regular I mean natural instead of sedation medicines. Sleeping pills should never be used for more than three weeks at a time. Most sleeping pills cause some day time sleepiness and do not provide the same sleep patterns as does natural unmedicated, sleep.
Sleep actually becomes worse, with long-term use of sleeping pills.
The patient must seek help for the cause of the insomnia, rather than trying to treat its' symptoms and becoming addicted to medication that might prove detrimental in the long run. The most important factor in decreasing sleep need is to maintain a regular bedtime and arising time seven days a week. If you can sleep through anything, you are probably getting restful sleep. Some people can not sleep in quiet environments such as in the countryside when they go on vacation, because they are use to city noises, and vice versa. Ideally, the bedroom should be quiet, dark and cool.