Women are more likely than men to suffer from chronic insomnia.

Comment: I have had chronic insomnia for over 25 years.

Medications taken for other health problems can also result in chronic insomnia.

They are not the first choice for treating chronic insomnia.

According to experts, chronic insomnia affects one in 10 people.

In contrast, those with chronic insomnia do not find it much easier to sleep during the morning than at night.

The couple had no children and the pressure at the court led Elisabeth to chronic insomnia.

More studies of melatonin's effect on chronic insomnia are needed.

But for perhaps 15 to 30 percent of those with chronic insomnia, no known underlying disorder can be found.

But an estimated 10 to 15 percent of adults have severe or chronic insomnia.