Sleep and the Elderly
Added Thursday, September 6th, 2007 at 8:15 am | View Comments
Whilst you have been browsing the range of bargain beds from Bedstar, have you stopped to think about how good the quality of your sleep actually is?
As we get older, our sleep patterns change. Middle-aged and elderly people tend to spend less time in deeper sleep than young people. By age 60 or 70, many adults experience a decrease in the proportion of time spent in delta sleep. This is particularly true for elderly men.
The majority of older adults tend to have little trouble in sleeping through the night, but there is a connection between those people with health problems and their ability to get a good night’s sleep.
It’s not uncommon for older people to have trouble getting to sleep, or waking up in the middle of the night and the health problems that we associate with getting older may be the problem.
One of the biggest causes of sleep disruption is snoring, with around 30 million people in the UK affected by sleep disruption related to snoring, which could be related to high blood pressure but there are also many other lesser-known problems that could be hampering your ability to sleep.
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a condition that increases with age with around 10% of people in Europe and North America thought to suffer from the condition which causes neurological movement disorders, characterised by irresistible urges to move the limbs. Other muscle aches and pains, as well as other conditions such as arthritis could also be linked to RLS and whilst there is no known cure, your choice of bed could at least help to reduce these problems.
The Bedstar range of adjustable beds or orthopaedic mattresses may help overcome some of the sleep problems that are associated with age and reduce the effects of conditions such as RLS or sleep apnoea.
Bedstar offers an easy and cost effective way to buy beds online and by ordering your new cheap bed online, you could go a considerable way to improving your quality of sleep.
1 COMMENT
Lesley Welch
November 19th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
looking for a firm mattress on either a base or a wooden slatted base. Not too expensive but good quallty. Do not necessarily need a headboard unless it comes as a slatted base.
May need quite soon, St Albans area.
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