10 Sleep Paralysis Symptoms
Reviewed: dr. vanta
Inability To Speak
The inability to speak during an episode of sleep paralysis can be terrifying, particularly if one experiences hallucinations. Scientists believe that the inability to speak, along with the inability to move, is due to sleep inertia.
Sleep inertia is the phenomenon of the body waking up before the body's sleep mechanisms have caught up. Lack of sleep or having irregular sleep patterns can trigger episodes of sleep paralysis and sleep inertia.
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