Sleep Disorders: Night Tears

Night Terrors in Children: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments - Sleep Disorders - 2019

Sleep Disorders Night Terrors in Children: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments - Sleep Disorders - 2019

Night terrors in children are different from the more common nightmares. Night Terror Symptoms are frequent and repetitive episodes of crying and fear during sleep, with difficulty in stimulating children.

Night terrors usually occur between the ages of 3 and 12 years old.

Who Gets the Night Triers?

1% to 6% of children experience night terrors. The disorder usually resolves in adolescence.

What causes night terrors?

Night terrors may occur:

Stressful and / or traumatic life events

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Lack of sleep

Drugs that affect the brain

What are the symptoms of night terrors?

During sleep, children often experience night terrors, crying, and frighteningly frequent, rather than repetitive episodes, stimulating children.

Increased heart rate

Increased breathing rate

Sweating

Unlike nightmares, most children do not recall a dream after a night terror episode and they usually do not remember the next morning's episode.

What Happens During Night Terror?

A typical night terror episode usually begins about 90 minutes after bedtime. Children sit in bed and scream. When awake, the child is confused, neglected, and does not respond to the stimulus. The child is also unaware of the parent's presence and does not speak normally. The child may be lying in bed and not responding to comfort by the parents.

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Most episodes last only a few minutes, but they can last up to 30 minutes before child relaxation and return to normal sleep.

Because the child is having a bad sleep, he or she may become tired and distracted the next day. If you are worried, talk to your child's doctor. Therapy may be needed to help your child.

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