ASK Dr Martin
Dec 31, 2020
2 minutes
Sudden night jerks wake me up!
Q When I’m just falling asleep, I often wake myself (and my husband) with a sudden jerk! Is something wrong?
Kath, Swansea
A They’re called hypnic jerks and most of us experience them from time to time. They don’t usually point to anything wrong, though if you experience lots of them, particularly if you wake up with symptoms such as
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