Young people, do you have insomnia? According to media reports, the impact of the new crown epidemic this year, although people have become longer home, but sleep later, the quality of sleep is also poor. And sleep disorders are also on a younger trend, and at the same time, sleep-aid products are getting more and more attention.
With the accelerated pace of life, more and more people are facing the problem of sleep disorders, and this problem is also getting younger and younger, many young people in order to be able to sleep more peacefully is also under the blood.
According to relevant data, the incidence of insomnia in Chinese adults is as high as 38.2%, more than 300 million Chinese people have sleep disorders. Among them, the young people represented by the post-90s, post-95s and post-00s have the most prominent sleep problems.
The post-90s are known as the most “sleep-deprived” generation, and about 84% of the post-90s have sleep disorders. From the point of view of time, 3/4 of the post-90s go to bed after 11 pm, and 1/3 of them fall asleep after 1 am.
In addition, there is also a survey showing that although people are sleeping more this year, the overall sleep time is delayed by 2 to 3 hours, and the search for sleep problems has risen by 43%.
In recent years, the incidence of mental illnesses has also continued to increase due to the distress caused by sleep. Studies have found that people who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation have more than 1.4 times the risk of depression, anxiety and suicide than the average person.
Some young people say that the pressure from life and work, constantly affect their sleep quality, sleep later at night and wake up early in the morning, and even wake up a few times in the middle, feeling than before “lost” a lot of sleep.
And in order to get back these “lost” sleep, these people have tried many ways. For example, buy home products that help sleep, eat some fruits that help sleep, melatonin, etc.. Even buy some expensive speakers, headphones to help sleep, a year down may cost tens of thousands of dollars.
At the same time, the size of the sleep industry market is also expanding. In addition to eye masks, soundproof ear plugs, pillows and other traditional sleep products, sleep aids, aromatherapy lamps and other technological products have also emerged.
Data show that the market size of China’s sleep industry will exceed 400 billion yuan this year, and in 2030, will exceed a trillion yuan.
Some manufacturers said that although the epidemic this year on various industries have an impact, but in terms of sleep products market all day long in a state of growth. 7, August, September sales increased by 30%-40% compared to last year, at present, the overall sales growth of about 20%.
In addition, sleep-related drugs are also in a state of growth. Data from Tmall Pharmaceuticals show that sales of melatonin grew 57% year-on-year from January to September 2020, while some home products that help with sleep also grew by about 30%.
In this regard, experts say that the overall trend of sleep disorders is now younger, due to the extreme irregularity of sleep of young people, is a major cause of sleep disorders. For example, the use of smart phones takes up a lot of sleep time, which is called sleep deprivation in medical terms.
The survey shows that the number of people who sleep less than 6 hours, the proportion of children aged 13-17 is as high as 89.5%, and some young people even fall into the more they can not sleep, the more they want to search the Internet for ways to help sleep.
Data from Ali health shows that in September this year alone, and the word “insomnia” related Taobao search volume increased by 50% year-on-year, of which “after 95” search accounted for 32%.
Huang Zhili, director of the China Sleep Research Association, said that sleep problems need to go to a regular hospital to seek medical help, the unreasonable health care products will also delay the timing of treatment. Many sleep products have their own indications, and should be selected with the help of professionals.
For the future development of sleep aid products, experts say that the entire sleep aid industry is still in its infancy, and many sleep aid products lack rigorous scientific research and testing. In the future, these products should establish a corresponding laboratory to collect relevant data, under a variety of physiological parameters for continuous improvement of the product.
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