Narcolepsy can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, as well as cataplexy, a sudden loss of muscle tone. Other symptoms can include sleep paralysis and hallucinations that occur both during sleep ...

Sleep paralysis is a relatively common experience that can occur in people of all ages—about 8% of people will experience it at one point or another, with higher rates for students, people of color, ...

Sleep paralysis seems absolutely terrifying—when your limbs stay paralyzed after you've woken up from sleeping—but it's common and not dangerous. One expert shares simple ways you can make the ...

You wake up out of a murky sleep and find that you’re unable to move your body, from your forehead all the way down to your little toe. You’re completely paralyzed! You also have a crushing feeling in ...

Sleep paralysis is a temporary sense of paralysis that occurs between stages of wakefulness and sleep. During an episode of sleep paralysis, you are conscious but unable to move or speak.One of the ...

Paul P. Doghramji, MD, discusses the underdiagnosis of narcolepsy especially among younger individuals and how clinicians can address this.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KSWB) — Having trouble sleeping? You’re not the only one. New data shows that insomnia, sleep apnea, sleep paralysis, restless leg syndrome, and narcolepsy are some of the most ...

There are two forms of narcolepsy. In type 1, cataplexy is another symptom that involves sudden muscle weakness or paralysis. This symptom can occur suddenly and is usually when a person experiences ...

(CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. Baland Jalal lay in bed terrified, experiencing his own real-life horror ...