Sleep disorders rising among younger people

The average age of patients reporting chronic insomnia and related problems is falling, as Wang Xiaodong reports.

About two months ago, Xing Yan started experiencing insomnia for the first time.

"It developed suddenly. I was under heavy pressure from work at the time. I could not fall asleep at all at night, and was wide awake until dawn. I tried not to think of the things that were troubling me and forget them, but the thoughts quickly returned, making it even harder for me to fall asleep," said the bank employee from Fushun, Liaoning province.