Sleep walking and sleep apnea

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I remember having episodes of sleepwalking as a child. It really didn’t seem to bother me much until I woke up during a walk in the middle of the night in another room in the house. It was very disorienting to slowly realize that you don’t know where you are. My parents didn’t seem concerned, assuming that I would just outgrow it, and I did. I wondered whether my other sleep problem, sleep apnea, might have something to do with that.

According to Science Daily “Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams,” which seems strange to me considering how little sleep folks with apnea get, but there is a study from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine to back it up.

Sleepwalking occurs during the “deep sleep” stage of sleep. The cause is unknown, but it might be caused by mental disorders, medications, fatigue, or alcohol. The majority of cases happen to children. Folks who sleepwalk have their eyes open, and they may do a number of routine activities around the house, although they wouldn’t remember them later.

According to webmd.com, a recent study suggests that nearly 30 percent of participants have had some kind of sleepwalking experience as adults or children. These numbers have dramatically increased over the past 30 years.

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