I FAINT YOU!

Faintness is defined as a brief loss of consciousness. It is a general symptom rather than a specific illness. Usually faintness is precipitated with dizziness, light headedness, a spinning sensation, a tingling sound in the ear and sudden cool and clammy skin. Many medical cases are attributed with faintness. The most common of which is the sudden drop in blood pressure, an abnormally low level of blood sugar, decreased in red blood cell and some conditions like pregnancy and ear problems.

DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE – if you experienced faintness after rising from a sitting or lying position then postural hypotension is most likely the cause of your faintness. This is due to the sudden pooling of the blood from the upper portion of your body to the lower portion of your body.
Home treatment: if you suffer from this type of faintness, make it a habit of changing position slowly. Give your time at least five minutes in every position change. When coming from a lying position, sit first and dangle your feet before standing up. If above treatment doesn’t help, lie down and raised your leg. Put pillow under your legs, it should be higher than your head.

LOW BLOOD SUGAR – if you are diabetic or it had been a long time since your last meal, the cause of your faintness may be due to low level of sugar in your blood. Accompanied with faintness is trembling, blurring of vision, slurred speech and headache.
Home treatment – If you are a diagnosed diabetic patient, you should wear diabetic wristband which could aid rescuers to diagnose the cause of your loss of consciousness. Along with this, you should always carry glucose tablets, sugar or candy and soft drinks which you can eat to prevent the attack.


DECRESED IN RED BLOOD CELL – Red blood cell carries and delivers oxygen to the different parts of the body including the major organs such as brain. A decreased in the number of red blood cell is then synonymous with a lack of oxygen in the body. If your body particularly your brain lacks oxygen, it won’t work properly, you might then feel dizzy and faint.
Home treatment – Normally, your physician will request a complete blood count. This diagnostic test would then confirm whether you lack RBC. Once diagnosed, you will be prescribed with iron vitamins. Along with this, you should eat foods high in iron content. Examples of these are the green leafy vegetables and organ meats.


General treatment – to help someone who suddenly fainted, check first is the patient is breathing normally. Lay the person on his or her back and raised her or his legs as high as possible. Loosen any tight clothing, open the windows to allow air ventilation or when you are outside, and remove the patient from direct sunlight. Once the person regain consciousness have her or him to remain on the lying position for at least 15-30 minutes and remind that he or she should slowly change his or her position very slowly.

Insomia - why can't you sleep

Has it been hard for you to fall asleep when you go to bed at night? Do you often wake up during the night or very early in the morning and finding it to go to sleep again? If your answer is yes then you might be suffering from insomnia, a medical condition which refers to difficulty in sleeping.
Many conditions may affect one’s sleep pattern. A diet high in caffeine, for example, may make you feel more energetic thus you will find it hard to sleep. Stress also has something to do with our sleepless nights. Studies shows that people who had been feeling tense during the day feel unrested the following morning even after an eight our of uninterrupted sleep. A full stomach late in the evening is also not conducive to sleeping for it cause your body works overtime. On the other hand, sleeplessness is quite normal if you are pregnant. The condition of a pregnant woman make it hard for her to get a comfortable position to sleep into Also, the movement of the baby may keep her awake the whole night. Furthermore, pregnant women normally urinate more frequent thus, a need to get up from bed every night and then.
It is recommended to observe your usual sleep pattern. List down when did you experienced difficulty in sleeping, what have you eaten or what did you do the entire day prior to sleeping. This information will be helpful for your doctor once you seek medical help. On the other hand, below are list of some tips that might help you to avoid sleeplessness yet a visit to your doctor is still advised.
1. Take a warm bath. A warm bath instead of a shower helps to relax your mind and body.
2. Read recreational books that are not associated with your work or study. This helps your mind to divert your attention and thinking from your work to a more calm ideas.
3. Try to find new activities to during your extra waking hours. Strenuous exercises made your body work harder that it will get tired and will require you to have it rested by getting a good sleep at night.
Every people has different regimen to help them rest at night. Some drink warm milk, some listen to a relaxing music, while some watched relaxing movies. Try to discover your own regimen, however if after every effort and still you feel restless at night, consulting your physician is highly recommended.