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#30 - Catathrenia/Sleep-Related Moaning: Here She Comes Now Singing Moany Moany
#30 - Catathrenia/Sleep-Related Moaning: Here She Comes Now Singing Moany Moany
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Individuals who moan or groan in their sleep are not uncommon...at least we think so. Catathrenia, the medical term for the disorder, is poorly studied and poorly understood. Despite the relative lack of public awareness, bedpartners everywhere are keenly aware of the disorder. In the episode we will:characterize catathrenia as a breathing disturbance (or parasomnia) distinct from snoring and sleep talking (somniloquy)revisit the initial description of the disorderconsider the consequences of nocturnal moaningdiscuss the qualities of the nocturnal vocalizations that distinguish catathreniaattempt to describe the characteristics of catathrenicslist the risk factors for and conditions associated with catathreniaevaluate potential treatments for the conditionProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!
Released:
Jan 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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