Many people experience sudden muscle jolts as they fall asleep. These hypnic jerks, or sleep starts, are common and usually ...

It happens more often than you realize. You’re drifting off into sleep, but suddenly, you feel an unexplained chill. You grab for another blanket, pull your hoodie tighter or tuck your feet in deeper.

Ever jolted awake from a terrifying dream of falling? Experts explain this common phenomenon, known as a hypnic jerk, as a ...

Ever doze off on the couch at night, then struggle to fall back asleep once you move to your bed? According to Cleveland Clinic sleep specialist Nancy Foldvary, DO, you’re not alone – and there’s a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Sleep is one of those things we often take for granted. Yet ...

If you've ever fallen asleep to the gentle sounds of white noise played through a set of wireless earbuds, you'll know just how soothing it is to let the din of a rainy forest or ocean waves beckon ...

Imagine not being able to control when and where you fall asleep. One moment, you're sitting at your desk working or talking to someone and the next, you wake up with your head on the desk. You've ...

Dean J. Miller does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Have you ever spent all day eagerly waiting to see your partner, looking forward to all the fun things you’ll do together, only for them to fall asleep the moment you both settle onto the couch? While ...