Dear Mayo Clinic: My 7-year-old daughter has sleep terrors. What causes this, and when can we expect them to be finished? A: It’s hard to pinpoint why some children experience sleep terrors and others ...

Disrupted sleep is the fuel that keeps the fire of chronic pain roaring. Dreams, sometimes of the frightening variety, can keep us from a sound sleep. But there are other terrors lurking in the dark ...

Picture this: You awake in a damp sweat, notice a pile of blankets on the floor, and greet your partner, who disconcertingly recounts your wild night of thrashing, screaming, and inconsolable panic ...

Have you ever jolted awake in the middle of the night, heart racing, drenched in sweat, with no memory of what happened?

Q. My daughter is 8, and twice in the past two months she had what we believe was a night terror. She fell asleep in our room, and when my husband carried her to her ...

Night terrors are episodes of screaming, crying, or thrashing that usually occur two to three hours after falling asleep during a stage known as non-rapid eye movement or deep sleep. Night terrors are ...

While both are terrifying, nightmares and night terrors differ greatly. Here, a sleep doctor shares the difference between the two. Maybe your teeth have fallen out, you’ve been chased, or found ...

The first time it happened, my 7-year-old son Milo (not his real name) and I had fallen asleep in my bed. Several hours later, I woke up to find him sitting upright ...

The first time it happened, my 7-year-old son Milo (not his real name) and I had fallen asleep in my bed. Several hours later, I woke up to find him sitting upright ...

Have you ever woken up to your partner murmuring incoherently, or perhaps you’ve been told you shout out during sleep yourself? Talking in your sleep, also known as somniloquy, is a surprisingly ...