Talking in Your Sleep

Girls talk in their sleep as much as boys. It's hard to tell if you've been talking in your own sleep. Usually, people will tell you they've heard ...

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

REM sleep is usually associated with dreaming. In a person with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), the paralysis that normally happens during REM s...

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Parasomnias

Parasomnias are types of disturbing disorders that can happen just before you fall asleep, while you’re sleeping, or as you’re waking up. It can al...

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Sleep and Hypersomnia

If you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, your doctor may prescribe a treatment known as continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP. In making a dia...

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FDA Warns of Sleep Drug Risks

Some patients who’ve taken the drugs, which include popular brands like Ambien and Lunesta, have reported participating in behaviors akin to sleepw...

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Sleep Disorders

Shift work sleep disorder is trouble sleeping because you work nights or rotating shifts. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the co...

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Central Sleep Apnea

Central sleep apnea (CSA) is when you regularly stop breathing while you sleep because your brain doesn’t tell your muscles to take in air. A famil...

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