What impacts do long term staying up late and lacking of sleep have on vitiligo?

Before vitiligo has been confirmed, A part of patients stayed up late or lacked sleep for special occupations, study pressure and which acted as an inducement of the appearance of white patches. Then what kind of effect will sleep problem has on vitiligo condition and therapy? How do vitiligo patients correct potential bad sleeping habits?

Lacking of sleep has an effect on the condition of vitiligo

Sleep has a great influence on the condition of vitiligo. From the physiological point of view, having a great sleep can make organs have a good rest ,which benefits the normal metabolism of the body, and make melanophores synthesis melanin. For example while sleeping , body will release growth hormone ect. These hormones can promote the synthesis of protein,and are good for the repairing and regeneration of melanin.

Lacking sleep for a long time or having bad quality sleep will have a bad influence on health. It will disturb people’s biological clock,and make endocrine disorder,increase hormone which can inhibits melanin synthesis. Meanwhile it will weaken immune system, interfere cells’ activity, easliy cause inflammatory response, and then affect skin’s health, making the vitiligo condition more serious.

And compared with patients who have great sleep and life style, patients with bad sleep recover slowly during vitiligo therapy.

How to correct bad life style?

Keep regular daily schedule

For patients who have habit of staying up too late, especially using electronic devices before sleep and playing games the whole night, should try to get up and sleep at the same time everyday. Don’t break the routine,even when the day off. For example, sleep around 10.30 pm and get up around 6.30am-7 am, let the body establish a stable biological clock, and can mend and improve sleep quality.

Creat great sleeping environment

Maintaining the bedroom temperature around 20-23℃，and the humidity which is around 40%-60% will be suitable. At the same time, patients need to reduce the noise interference and the indoor light intensity, avoiding environmental influences on sleep quality.

Try to relax your body and heart before sleep

Patients can listen to some relaxing music,and make body and brain relax. Also they can take a 38-40℃ bath to relieve fatigue and promote sleep.

Keep doing proper sports everyday

Patients can do fitting exercise,like waliking, yoga etc. But they should notice the exercising time, and don’t make it close to sleeping time, preventing being too exiceted to sleep.

Tips: we need to pay attention to sleep problem caused by special situation. Menopause is a special period of female physiology, and it is also the germination period of physical and mental diseases.Sleep disorder is a common symptom of menopause, which can be manifested as being hard to fall asleep, waking up early or dreaming, and even can't sleep all night. Some of them also have vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and sweating at night, which can also affect the quality of sleep.

For patients with insomnia often feel tired and anxious，and anxiety can increase the degree of insomnia, forming a vicious circle. In this case, it is also recommended to consult a professional doctor. When treating white patches, we should use dialectical treatment to menopause。