The reason I write this blog is because my roommate always talk in his sleep and sometimes he could have a long one-sided conversation with me. At first I felt so scary about this because he was like facing to me and talking something super weird. And after he got up in the morning I asked him, and he told me that he have sleep talks since he was a child. So now I will discuss why some people always talk in their sleep? Is that a disease? How can we fix it?
What causes sleep talking? Sleep talking could be a sign of a more serious sleep disorder such as sleep apnea, night terrors, REM behavior disorder (when an individual acts out dreams by moving or talking) or sexomnia (when a sleeper carries out sexual acts). Sleep talking may also occur when a person experiences a fever, sleep deprivation, depression, stress or consumes alcohol or drugs before bed.
You might think that sleep talking occurs during dreaming. Sleep talking usually occurs by itself and is most often harmless. However, in some cases, it might be a sign of a more serious sleep disorder or health condition. Sleep talking can also occur with sleepwalking and nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder(NS-RED), a condition in which a person eats while asleep.
Is that talking in the sleep harmful? Yes it is, not the sleep talkers themselves, but someone like me, whose roommate is a sleep talker. Sleep talking can cause embarrassment and can annoy a bed partner, roommate, or be disruptive in group-sleeping situations. Because of this, sleep talkers are sometimes afraid to sleep away from home and can cause insomnia in a person sleeping nearby.
How can we fix it? There is no known way to reduce sleep talking. Avoiding stress and getting plenty of sleep might make you less likely to talk in your sleep.
References:
https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders-problems/sleep-talking
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/talking-in-your-sleep
I have always been a sleep talker and my parents used to get scared at night when I would wake them up from my talking/ screaming. I have never read about the science of why it happens so it was interesting to see that it can actually be a deeper disorder. Here are some things that you can do before bed that prevents sleep walking/talking http://www.sleepmanagement.md/sleepdisorders/sleepwalking.aspx
My roommate does the exact same thing, and at first it scared me because I never experienced anything like it before. I’ve always shared a room with my brother but he doesn’t sleep talk so I was really surprised by it. I found it interesting how your article found that it isn’t linked to dreaming and that sleep talking occurs by itself. My own further research informed me that sleep talking is more common in males and children, according to the National Sleep Foundation. The article says that most sleep talk is gibberish and the sleep talker usually has no recollection of doing it, although sometimes the talking can be connected to past events.
This blog caught my eye because my roommate also talks in her sleep sometimes. Most of the time I think it’s funny or entertaining, however, sometimes it can be a little scary. It’s crazy to think that someone could have a full conversation or do something while they are in the middle of sleeping. I thought your information was interesting because I always thought that sleep talking occurs while dreaming. It would be very interesting if they conducted more studies to try to figure out more about sleep talking and what causes it.
Why do people talk in their sleep? I also wondered this question for many years. During my highschool period, students are asked to leave in school dormitory from Monday to Friday. There’s always someone who talked in his sleep. I asked them that did you have any impression of what were you talking about after, sometimes yes and sometimes no. That’s really complicated and it seems that people who are tired or sick are more likely to talk in sleep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somniloquy