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Falling in your sleep meaning
Sudden feeling of falling while sitting.
Hypnic jerk
Involuntary twitches
Medical condition
Hypnic jerk | |
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Other names | Myoclonic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, night start |
Specialty | Sleep medicine |
Causes | Random involuntary muscle contraction of unknown causation without pathology plus possibly associated with fatigue, sleep deprivation, caffeine, anxiety |
A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.
Hypnic jerks are one form of involuntary muscle twitches called myoclonus.
Physically, hypnic jerks resemble the "jump" experienced by a person when startled, sometimes accompanied by a falling sensation.[1] Hypnic jerks are associated with a rapid heartbeat, quickened breathing, sweat, and sometimes "a peculiar sensory feeling of 'shock' or 'falling into the void'".[2] It can also be accompanied by a vivid dream expe
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