Sleep paralysis

Sleep paralysis be a state, during waking up anaa falling asleep, insyd wich a person be conscious buh insyd a complete state of full-body paralysis. During an episode, de person fi hallucinate (hear, feel, anaa see things wey no dey der), wich often dey result in fear. Episodes generally dey last no more dan a few minutes. E fi recur chaw times anaa occur as a single episode.

De condition fi occur insyd those wey be otherwise healthy anaa those plus narcolepsy, anaa e fi run insyd families as a result of specific genetic changes. De condition fi be triggered by sleep deprivation, psychological stress, naa abnormal sleep cycles. Dem dey believe de underlying mechanism to involve a dysfunction insyd REM sleep. Diagnosis be based on a person ein description. Oda conditions wey fi present similarly dey include narcolepsy, atonic seizure, den hypokalemic periodic paralysis.

Na treatment options give sleep paralysis be poorly studied. Dem dey recommend say people be reassured dat de condition be common den generally no be serious. Oda efforts wey dem fi be tried dey include sleep hygiene, cognitive behavioral therapy, and antidepressants.

Between 8% to 50% of people dey experience sleep paralysis at sam point during dema lifetime. About 5% of people get regular episodes. Males den females be affected equally. Na dem describe sleep paralysis thru out history. Dem dey believe e play a role insyd de creation of stories about alien abduction den oda paranormal events.

 References 

 External links 
 Sleep information and links  from Stanford University
 Sleep Paralysis and Associated Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Experiences from University of Waterloo

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