enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

    A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

  3. Falling (sensation) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_(sensation)

    A hypnic jerk is the feeling triggered by a sudden muscle twitch, causing the feeling of falling while sleeping or dreaming. Hypnic jerks typically occur moments before the first stage of sleep. [2] About 70% of people have experienced hypnic jerk. [3] Hypnic jerks are most common in children, when dreams are considered the most simple. [4]

  4. Myoclonus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoclonus

    The muscle jerks consist of symmetric, mostly generalized jerks, localized in the arms and in the shoulders and also simultaneously with a head nod; both the arms may fling out together and simultaneously a head nod may occur. Symptoms have some variability amongst subjects. Sometimes the entire body may jerk, just like a startle response.

  5. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

    www.aol.com/doctors-nighttime-behavior-sign...

    “Encourage activities and exposure to natural light during the day to support healthy sleep-wake cycles.” It's also crucial to try to avoid overstimulation in the evenings by limiting loud ...

  6. Nocturnal penile tumescence - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_penile_tumescence

    The goal of nocturnal penile tumescence testing is to determine whether one can experience an erection while sleeping after reporting that they are unable to experience an erection while awake. On average, one has 3–5 episodes of NPT each night, and each episode lasts 30–60 minutes, although the duration is reduced with advanced age. [ 16 ]

  7. Nocturnal emission - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_emission

    Due to the difficulty in collecting ejaculate produced during nocturnal emissions, relatively few studies have examined its composition. [4] [5]In the largest study, which included nocturnal emission samples from 10 men with idiopathic anejaculation, the semen concentration was equivalent to samples obtained from the same men by penile vibratory stimulation, although the proportions of sperm ...

  8. Hypnagogia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia

    Techniques for extending hypnagogia range from informal (e.g. the subject holds up one of their arms as they go to sleep, to be awakened when it falls), [48] to the use of biofeedback devices to induce a "theta" state – produced naturally the most when we are dreaming – characterized by relaxation and theta EEG activity.

  9. ‘Blogs’ by Huffington Post | Readymag

    testkitchen.huffingtonpost.com/islamophobia-blogs

    A comprehensive list of discriminatory acts against American Muslims might be impossible, but The Huffington Post wants to document this deplorable wave of hate using news reports and firsthand accounts.