Somnambulance (sleep walking) is a sleep disorder in which the waking and sleeping states are somewhat blurred. An individual who sleep walks moderately awakens from profound sleep and performs some types of activity. Frequently the activity during sleep is walking, although other complicated activities can also be performed. Somnambulance involves the use of motor acts, ...
Have you ever awakened suddenly with no recollection of a nightmare or bad dream? Maybe you have seen your child experience a night terror. Unlike a nightmare or bad dream, a night terror can involve the feelings of panic, terror, anxiety, and fear without the typical movie-like scenes and images preceding the incident. In fact, ...
Nothing is worse than insomnia … or is there? Imagine suddenly waking up from a sound slumber – to find yourself in jail because you caused a car accident and then resisted arrest – all while fast asleep. This is what happened to some people who took the highly touted insomnia medication Ambien or Ambien ...
Night terrors are a type of sleep disorder, in which the person awakens quickly from his/her sleep from nightmares. The child or adult wakens in a frightened state of mind. Hasty awakening from sleep causes the person to wake up in a state of fear and terror. Night terrors usually occur at night; there is ...
Sleep eating, also called sleep-related eating disorder, nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder, or sleep eating syndrome, is a disorder in which a person eats during their sleep. The person engages in sleep walking in order to get to the kitchen or other place where food is kept and then eats, usually large amounts of food, while ...
Sleepwalking (Somnambulism) is a disorder in which a person walks or engages in other activities while still asleep. Sleepwalking usually occurs during deep non-REM sleep (stage 3 or 4 sleep), but can also occur during light sleep. Sleepwalking is more common in children and teenagers than it does in adults. Most children usually outgrow sleepwalking ...