There are a variety of treatments that may help this condition. The first step is to recognise that chronic insomnia is a symptom of a deeper problem, a hidden medical condition or psychological/nutrient imbalance that you need to treat.

You need to avoid insomnia becoming a serious chronic problem. You need to prevent the underlying causes becoming debilitating and you need to halt the continuance of other current potentially serious health issues.

Studies show that if insomnia is left untreated you are more likely to be involved in a car accident or an accident at work. You also have a significantly higher risk of developing an addiction or a mood disorder like depression. If you are elderly you are more prone to accidents involving fractures or other serious injury. This is taking into account complicating factors like health problems, memory and daily tasks.

Additionally, if you are elderly and have untreated insomnia it can lead to complications in the treatment of other medical conditions you may be suffering from including arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and depression.

Untreated sleep deprivation results in irrational irritability and cognitive disorders. There is also some preliminary evidence that it can lead to a dysfunctional immune system, serious enough to result in the progression of various cancers.