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#69 - Somniloquy: Keep On Talking In My Sleep
Manage episode 379939604 series 3365942
Perhaps the most common sleep disorder in the world is sleep talking. It most likely affects at least half of all individuals at some point in their life. With the condition being this common, there are still many misunderstandings about sleep talking. In this episode we will:
- Define sleep talking as a parasomnia
- Review the incidence of sleep talking, the hereditary nature, and how it changes over time
- Differentiate it from taking during REM sleep
- List the risk factors for somniloquy
- Categorize disorders that may lead to sleep talking
- Touch upon treatment for somniloquy
Produced by: Maeve Winter
More
- Twitter: @drchriswinter
- IG: @drchriwinter
- Threads: @drchriswinter
- Bluesky: @drchriswinter
- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
122 episodes
Manage episode 379939604 series 3365942
Perhaps the most common sleep disorder in the world is sleep talking. It most likely affects at least half of all individuals at some point in their life. With the condition being this common, there are still many misunderstandings about sleep talking. In this episode we will:
- Define sleep talking as a parasomnia
- Review the incidence of sleep talking, the hereditary nature, and how it changes over time
- Differentiate it from taking during REM sleep
- List the risk factors for somniloquy
- Categorize disorders that may lead to sleep talking
- Touch upon treatment for somniloquy
Produced by: Maeve Winter
More
- Twitter: @drchriswinter
- IG: @drchriwinter
- Threads: @drchriswinter
- Bluesky: @drchriswinter
- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
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