New Advances in Sleeping Sickness
Now there are times, especially on Saturday mornings when the kids are up at the crack of dawn, that my wife tells me she wants me to "deal" because she must have contracted African sleeping sickness over the course of the evening and just cannot get out of bed. (By the way, I get up with the kids every morning, just thought I would throw that in.)
But there is some recent news on this disease. African trypanosomiasis, aka sleeping sickness, is a serious disease spread by the bite of tsetse flies. It's found only in Africa and it is fatal.
The symptoms include: fever, headache, and extreme tiredness. The disease progresses to attack the central nervous system, and, ultimately, results in death several months or years after infection.
The chances of my wife having contracted this overnight are in fact quite slim (thank goodness). A new study appears in the Public Library of Science's journal PloS Clinical Trials shows some promise. They think that a particular drug combination may work on those infected with the disease, but there does not seem to be any inoculation for it as of yet.
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DR. Breus:
Have you ever heard of Humming while you sleep? I have been rudely made aware("loving" hubby)of this over and over again when it happens. I have been known to snore at times and talk in my sleep.(while I have to deal with his idiosyncracies while sleeping or Living)He makes it known he will not deal with mine.
I need to find out how to end the humming while sleeping,cos I need to sleep through the night.
I also hum while I sleep and was made aware of it from my girlfriend, I have no idea how to stop it and have no idea why it happens, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
My wife recently told me that I have started humming/moaning while sleeping. There doesn't seem to be any change in my lifestyle to cause this, so I am looking for any info about this...
I also moan in my sleep, why does this happen? Did you people get a response? Any information would be helpful.
For information about humming, talking and other sleep behaviors, please see this link to information about parasomnia.
I went to the recommended page for sleep disorders and learned nothing about humming/moaning during sleep. With me it started during my last pregnancy over 5 years ago. It happens the instant I start to go to sleep. It ticked my husband off, but there is absolutely nothing I could do to prevent it. I breath in, and moan/hum out.
The moment I gave birth, I stopped this phenomenon, but now I snore. I have small bouts of the moaning, that even I catch as I am falling asleep, but mainly now it is massive snoring.
We haven't slept in the same bed more than 50 times in over 5 years. I am now 36. I am not obese, but somebody has got to know the answers here! I even sleep upright in a chair most of the time!
i would like to know about this as well... my brother and I both make moaning noises while sleeping and I hae been woken up and told to "knock it of" any ideas???
I've been humming/moaning in my sleep for the last three years. i would like to know the answer to this question also. I checked out that link but it explained nothing.
http://www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=40
found this site after i posted this comment though i don't know how helpful it is but it explains what they know about sleep humming
that seriously disses me off that there is no cure.
When I am sleeping,I hum very loud on exhale and my wife is struggling to get enough sleep. I have even woke my son up two rooms away with the door shut. Cannot find a way to end the humming.
I also groan very loudly and didn't know it until my fiance said something to me about it. At first he thought I had quit breathing in my sleep, but the sleep education website was very helpful. I have had numerous accounts of different sleep disorders that are caused by caffeine and stress. When I cut down on caffeine, the groans become less frequent, and I am sure stress management would work, also. Hope that information is helpful.
like everyone else, i was informed by my fiancee that i have been moaning while sleeping a few months ago. however i have also awaken myself by it on more that one occasion (actually quite often). i have also been known to sleepwalk for no apparent reason and talk coherently while asleep. all of which i have done periodically since is was VERY young. i think my body's tellin me i need to get back to the gym... any help!?
i also moan in my sleep, but im 12 years old, and i was a guide camp, and apparently i woke people up 4 tents away,any help on making it stop or something would be treasured!
why are you people talking about humming at night while this is about african trypanosomiasis
Sorry to the person whose comment I deleted, but our terms of use prohibit profanity, disguised or otherwise.
i am 20 years old i have been maoning in my sleep for as long as i can remember my mother does the same thing i also grind my teeth and my boyfriend wont live with me until i find out what it is i can't stop it on my own and we have a newborn baby so..i really need help!!!!any answers???.....!!!!
i have been humming in my sleep for as long as i remember. it has recently gotten worse and is effecting my relationship. how can i stop it or where can I get help???
My son has moaned and groaned all night since he was 6 months old. he is now almost four. We have done all the sleep tests and are yet to try a medication for epilepsy. It apparently has no side effects except mood swings but you can stop when you wont too. Sorry do not know the name but will post when I do. We are trying it next week. It slows down all the transmitters in the brain to relax the person as they tend to be people who are mentally quite active. There is not much else that can be done, believe me we have tried everything
WOW...I thought it was just me! I've always described myself as a "weird" sleeper. Around age 6, I started sleep walking. This evolved into teeth grinding as a teen, and now I am also a moaner. It has gotten worse, and I often even wake myself up! My boyfriend and I have been together for 3 years, and have given up and sleep in different rooms. I went for a sleep study, but after a lot of trouble and expense, I was told I didn't have sleep apnea. I knew that! I went in about the moaning... I get embarrassed about it. All of my friends joke about it, and anytime we are out of town, nobody wants to have to sleep in the room with me! I guess I can't blame them, though. I NEED HELP!
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