Sleep quality in the elderly gradually declines with advancing age. Studies indicate that approximately 30% to 40% of people over 60 years old suffer from sleep disorders, which severely impair their physical and mental health.
Initially, oral sleeping pills may yield favorable effects for elderly patients with sleep disorders. However, prolonged medication leads to diminishing therapeutic effects, escalating dosage requirements, and various adverse reactions. In contrast, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a safe, non-invasive treatment with zero side effects.
Hyperbaric oxygen regulates the nervous system, rapidly elevates blood oxygen levels and alleviates cerebral hypoxia. Insomnia results from insufficient rest of the brain, which inevitably increases cerebral oxygen consumption. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can raise the body's oxygen content by roughly 10 times, improve cerebral arterial blood supply, and effectively modulate the excitation-inhibition transition of the cerebral cortex.
Furthermore, hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases blood oxygen partial pressure, enhances blood oxygen content and oxygen diffusion capacity, alleviates cellular apoptosis, and facilitates functional recovery of partially damaged cells.
Therefore, hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively relieve insomnia in elderly individuals with insufficient cerebral blood supply and improve their overall sleep quality.