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Syncope and presyncope are common in young athletes. In 1990 the American college basketball player Hank Gathers suddenly collapsed and died during a televised intercollegiate basketball game. [47] He had previously collapsed during a game a few months prior. He was diagnosed with exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia at the time.
The physiological response to a sudden immersion in cold water may be divided in three or four discrete stages, with different risks and physiological changes, all being part of an entity labelled as Cold Water Immersion Syndrome. Although this process is a continuum, the 4 phases were initially described in the 1980s as follows: [3] [4]
Obdormition (/ ˌ ɒ b d ɔːr ˈ m ɪ ʃ ən /; from Latin obdormire "to fall asleep") is a medical term describing temporary numbness in a limb, often caused by constant pressure on nerves or lack of movement. [1] This is colloquially referred to as the limb "going to sleep" and is usually followed by paresthesia, colloquially called "pins ...
Falling asleep while watching TV, reading, working, or even sitting on the toilet. Women might experience different symptoms than men. Women may experience: ... Drinking more water.
Hypnagogia is the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep, also defined as the waning state of consciousness during the onset of sleep. (Its corresponding state is hypnopompia –sleep to wakefulness.) Mental phenomena that may occur during this "threshold consciousness" include hallucinations, lucid dreaming, and sleep paralysis.
Sleep is complicated, but if you find that you’re struggling with falling asleep or staying asleep, there are a few things you can do. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests the following:
During the day, you might notice: Excessive daytime sleepiness. Trouble concentrating. Mood changes. ED. Decreased libido. Falling asleep while watching TV, reading, working, or even sitting on ...
A pillow preventing falling asleep while driving (an air compressor strapped to the cars headrest, forcibly feeding air to the driver) [21] A peephole in a sheet of material, described as a "oneway visible shielding object" [22] Spectacles in the shape of eyes, so that the user appears to wear no spectacles [23]