Have you ever had trouble falling asleep or staying asleep through the night? If you’ve experienced tossing and turning in bed for hours or waking in the middle of the night and struggling to fall back asleep, you might be dealing with autonomic dysfunction. In this article, Dr. Wu Guobin, the Taiwan Xinyitang Heart Clinic superintendent, shares some tips on how to self-assess and regulate your autonomic nervous system.
A female patient in her 40s with autonomic dysfunction visited Wu for a consultation. The patient had been suffering from insomnia for over 20 years and struggled to fall asleep until 3 or 4 in the morning, even with the help of two sleeping pills, sedatives, and painkillers. She also experienced restlessness, anxiety, persistent ringing in her left ear, and stiffness and soreness in her shoulders.
