sleep only to be woken up by sudden jolt like you’ve missed a step on your staircase? If so, you’re not alone, in fact the phenomenon is so common that there’s even a word for it – the hypnic jerk.Sounds a bit like a dance move, but it can actually be quite frustrating.Scientists agree that jerking and twitching while sleeping is completely normal and nothing to worry about.Medical director Dr.William Kohler, of the Florida Sleep Institute, claims that as many as 70% of people experience hypnic jerks.This was backed up byJames K.
Walsh, executive director and senior scientist at St. Luke's Sleep Medicine and Research Center. He explained to NBC News : “A hypnic jerk or sleep starts are a perfectly normal occurrence that is almost universal..
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