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  2. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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    A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

  3. Myoclonus - Wikipedia

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    Myoclonus is a brief, involuntary, irregular (lacking rhythm) twitching of a muscle, a joint, or a group of muscles, different from clonus, which is rhythmic or regular.. Myoclonus (myo-"muscle", clonus "spasm") describes a medical sign and, generally, is not a diagnosis of a dis

  4. Falling (sensation) - Wikipedia

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    Hypnic jerk, also called hypnagogic jerk, is a normal reaction that can be caused by anxiety, caffeine, a dream, or discomfort of sleeping. A hypnic jerk is the feeling triggered by a sudden muscle twitch, causing the feeling of falling while sleeping or dreaming. Hypnic jerks typically occur moments before the first stage of sleep. [2]

  5. What is Twitch? The live-streaming platform you’ve probably ...

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    What makes Twitch so fascinating is how it feels like a mix of everything we’ve loved about past media obsessions: the immediacy of live TV, the connection of social media, and the creativity of ...

  6. Waking at the same time each night reveals details about your ...

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    Think of it like housekeeping, while your brain takes a snooze, repairing tissue, releasing hormones for things like muscle growth. ... If you have trouble sleeping early on in the night, it may ...

  7. What parents need to know about Twitch - AOL

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    Ordoñez adds that teens often inadvertently disclose personal information on Twitch because they have a “false sense of security." “They may simply share videos about their day, but geotags ...

  8. Reflex syncope - Wikipedia

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    Episodes of vasovagal syncope are typically recurrent and usually occur when the predisposed person is exposed to a specific trigger. Before losing consciousness, the individual frequently experiences early signs or symptoms such as lightheadedness, nausea, the feeling of being extremely hot or cold (accompanied by sweating), ringing in the ears, an uncomfortable feeling in the heart, fuzzy ...

  9. Streamer stayed awake for 12 days straight to break a world ...

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    After hitting the 12-day mark, Norme announced that he would be doing a "world's longest sleep stream" on Twitch. The livestreaming platform banned Norme on Aug. 13, two days after beginning the ...