Do you walk in your sleep or talk in your sleep? That is why and when it is time to seek medical help

Walking in sleep and talking in sleep seems like harmless, but that is not always so. Besides causing fear in others who witness this phenomenon, it can also bring similar injuries or problems. Karen Lee, he's a doctor of neurology and he's been in presomnies for a long time.

Many of these activities are funny at first glance, but when you realize how the brain is supposed to work during sleep, you will find that the situation may not be so harmless”, Karen says.

Dreaming occurs when the brain enters REM sleep, the fourth stage of sleep cycle. There is a unique pattern, with all the muscles in the paralyzed body, besides those that allow the diaphragm to move, control the breath and muscles of the eyes, which shake forward and back in a horizontal direction, transmit Telegrafi.

Why does walking or speaking sleep take place?

The exact cause of parasomnia remains a mystery, but experts have discovered some of its most common causes:

▪ irregular bedtime
▪ Sleep deprivation
▪ Stress
▪ Alcohol or drugs
▪ Environmental light
▪ Hi

“I often hear people going out into the yard at night or eating a piece of cake in the kitchen and having no idea how they got there”, says Lee. The “could be extremely dangerous, because it could happen that a person would fall out of bed, wander on the street or eat something unspoiled, such as cigarette tail”, it continued.

Try to drive a car and fall asleep from time to time and keep your foot on the gas pedal all the time. I've seen people experience these dreams and end up in emergency, skull fractures or broken bones”, the doctor described.

How are these problems addressed?

Recent studies have highlighted the dangers of this behavior and have linked it to a form of malaria and Parkinson's disease. Neurologists, to begin treatment, must first specify the problem and rule out the possibility of other disorders.

More often, it is recommended that sleep hours be improved, reduced stress, and that the place of sleep not often change. Medications are sometimes described, and it is also important that a person stay away from alcoholic beverages and cigarettes. /Telegraphy/