What is the prevalence of insomnia in the US?

Answer 1

Approximately 30% to 40% of adults in the United States report symptoms of insomnia at some point in a given year. Short-term insomnia has an estimated prevalence of 9.5% in the United States, but about 1 in 5 cases of short-term insomnia transitions to chronic insomnia, which can persist for years.

Answer 2

Whilst stress is a big factor it is linked to a much larger problem in that people are not taking the necessary steps to prepare themselves for a good nights sleep. For example, a lot of people watch TV right up until going to bed which keeps the mind active, and causes more problems when trying to fall asleep.

I would recommend that people take time out to really look hard at what they do when leading up to sleep, especially what I call the pre-sleep routine. Also, take a look at their environment for sleep to see what can be done to improve this.

Examples of some tips from tiphub.com's page include:

- Keeping your bedroom for sleeping, not working or living from.

- Reducing ambient lighting in your dwelling during evenings.

- Choosing the right type of snack before sleep to help you fall asleep (interesting one on Turkey actually).

- Using White Noise to invoke sleep.

AnswerStress is a big factor.

Also, past experiences can cause insomnia. If a person was abused as a child or other related issues, later in life the person may get an "unconscious fear" of that happening again.

Answer 3

there really isn't a certain type of person that suffers from insomnia it really has to do if something tramatic happens to you ( i.e. A soldier in Iraq would be more likely to have insomnia the a stock broker in the U.S.)

Answer 4

The prevalence of insomnia is 30% suffer occasionally and 10% experience chronic insomnia.