Insomnia is often used as a catch-all term to describe a whole slew of sleep problems. Trouble falling asleep, waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to fall back asleep, and waking ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Key Takeaways Sleep paralysis happens when you wake up but can't move for a few minutes.Stress and anxiety can trigger episodes of sleep paralysis.Sleep paralysis ...

The American Medical Association reports that about 30 million people in the US live with sleep apnea, but only one-fifth of these cases are clinically diagnosed. That means that many people are ...

In the previous post, we considered why insomnia is not the same as sleep deprivation. But what is insomnia, then? The question as to the underlying cause of sleeplessness is very common in clinical ...

Sleep inertia occurs when your body is fighting to stay asleep when you want it to wake up. It generally feels like a temporary disorientation and drop in performance or mood after you wake up. Here's ...

With all those "Wake Up With Me" videos crowding your social media feeds, it’s easy to feel like everyone else just hops out of bed in the morning, bright-eyed, glowy, and ready to attack the day. And ...

What Causes Waking Up in the Middle of the Night? Most people wake up once or twice during the night. Reasons this might happen include drinking caffeine or alcohol late in the day, a poor sleep ...