10 Common Sleep Disorders
Common Sleep Disorder #7: Night Terrors
We all get the occasional nightmare, but a night terror is a more intense experience. While nightmares are scary dreams, night terrors are a disruption of sleep between different phases. They cause a lot of fear especially when they happen to children who, incidentally, are more likely to get night terrors than adults.
A child who gets a night terror may suddenly sit up in bed, scream or shout. Other symptoms of night terrors include sweating, quicker heartbeat and faster breathing. The child may also be scared, thrash around and be difficult to console. Minutes after these symptoms, the child calms down and goes back to sleep. And while children may remember the content of nightmares, they are unlikely to remember night terrors.
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