title: Sleep after forty.
abstract: Patients should be aware of alterations in sleep with age, and they should not have unrealistic expectations. Drinking or taking sleeping pills is not likely to be a long-term solution to a sleep problem. Chronic difficulty in sleeping raises the possibility of sleep apnea, nocturnal myoclonus or depression, all of which commonly appear after 40. In the absence of these and other, less common disorders, sleep can often be improved by exercise, regular habits and removal of any disturbing elements from the bedroom.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012737:Sex Factors; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives