What it means when your body jerks as you fall asleep
Hypnic jerks, or sleep starts, are the falling sensation we sometimes feel while drifting off to sleep. The term hypnic, which is the short form of the word hypnagogic, represents the transition between wakefulness to sleep. This is the phase when these jerks occur. Researchers don’t know the exact reason why these jolts happen, but…
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