I told him that he must have had a nightmare. Dazed, I ran downstairs and called his parents.
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I told his mother what had happened. He always gets night terrors. And, oh, yeah… Thanks for the warning. In fact, they are very different.
See a Problem?
On a basic level, nightmares are dreams that a person can vividly remember when they awake. Night terrors, also known as sleep terrors or pavor nocturnus, are not dreams.
Pavor nocturnus is a frightening sleep disorder in which a person becomes terrified during a sleep episode, then has no memory of the event after they fully awake. During a night-terror episode, the person will partially wake up screaming, moaning, or gasping for air.
Things that go “Ahhhhh!” in the Night
Most of the time, the subject cannot be completely awoken, nor comforted. It is difficult to wake up someone during a night terror, and if left alone, most will simply settle back to sleep without waking.
Either awoken or left to sleep, the person oftentimes has no recollection of the episode whatsoever. You can usually tell if a person is having a night terror by the bone-chilling screams. Needless to say, it is no fun to have a sleep partner who is prone to this disorder.
What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night by Michael Marshall Smith
Night terrors are most common in children 2 through 6 years old, but can occur at any age. They affect about three percent of children. Episodes usually occur during the first couple hours of sleep, and recur for a couple of weeks. Then, they seem to disappear.
The good news is that most children will outgrow night terrors.
Is Waking Up in the Middle of the Night Making You Tired?
The number of episodes usually decreases after age However, this does not mean that everyone will outgrow night terrors. Unfortunatley, adults can experience this problem, too. Although not as prevelent in adults, many older people complain of night terrors when sleeping on their backs. One cannot definitively say what causes night terrors. In children, emotional stress, high fever, or lack of sleep seem to cause it.
Also, evidence has shown that night terrors can be hereditary. In adults, stress and lack of sleep seem to be triggers, as well as emotional tension and the use of alcohol. As difficult as this may be practically impossible if you ask me , do not wake up the person having a night terror.
Conclusion
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