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5 Reasons You Keep Waking Up In The Middle Of The Night

A persistent midnight awakening, especially if it occurs involuntarily, can be a real pain in the neck. There are so many factors that can be responsible for this.

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In this article on EKO HOT BLOG, we will look at some factors that could cause persistent waking up at night.

1. Brain and nerve diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s may be responsible for this problem in older people. There may be an issue with your brain or nerves if you’re an older adult who frequently awakens in the middle of the night.

2. Alterations in hormone levels are another possible explanation. Insomnia is a common complaint among women, especially those experiencing menopause or their monthly period. This could make it difficult to fall asleep or wake up multiple times during the night.

3. Someone with an overactive bladder may also wake up multiple times during the night to urinate. As this could be indicative of a wide variety of health problems, the affected individual should seriously think about scheduling a checkup.

4 – Leg twitching The syndrome could possibly be the cause of your recurrent awakenings at night. When this happens, a person’s legs start to feel tingly and prickly, prompting them to get up and walk around.

5. waking up frequently in the middle of the night due to night terrors is a possible symptom.

Getting up in the middle of the night or having trouble falling asleep could be the result of periodic limb movement disorder, which is a condition that affects approximately 1% of the population.

FURTHER READING

Periodic limb movement is a common symptom of restless leg syndrome, in which multiple limbs move or jerk at once, disrupting sleep.

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