Loud knock when falling asleep..?
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Its probably a ghost.
I've had it happen to me, its like when u feel like ur falling when ur dozing off
I've never heard the knock thing, but I have had the feeling of when I am falling, and then I wake up in a panic... as for the knocking, it could be air in your ears that is moving out due to the fact that you are laying down, that's the only explanation i could give...
the falling thing is scary isn't it? lol.
Our balance gets switched around when we fall asleep. The area of the brain that is responsible for balance is located in the inner ear. When we fall alseep - this mechanism stops sending balance signals to the brain. Accordingly, this is what causes you to feel like you are “losing your balance” - you really are! Normally we make this transition without noticing it - but if we are having a light dream as we fall asleep - called a “hypnogogic hallucination” - sometimes the disconnection becomes included in the story-line of a dream. Usually we dream that we “slip” or “trip” over something - just like you do in your dreams.
Sleep-related hallucinations are usually visual (seeing things), though they can be auditory (hearing things), tactile (sensation of feeling something) or kinetic (feeling of motion or movement). They more commonly occur with sleep onset but can happen with morning awakenings (hypnopompic hallucinations) as well. Sleep related hallucinations can be frightening and may, at times, be associated with other sleep behaviors such as sleep walking or sleep talking.
The underlying cause of sleep related hallucinations is not always clear. Factors known to bring these about or increase the frequency of occurrences include younger age, current drug use, past alcohol use, anxiety, mood disorders, insomnia and lack of sleep. Certain medications may also cause this as a side effect. In addition, these hallucinations may be a sign or symptom of another sleep disorder, such narcolepsy, a primary nightmare disorder or, rarely, they could be part of sleep-related seizures (epilepsy). Psychiatric disease should also be included as a possibility, though assuming these hallucinations occur only after sleep onset, then this would be much less likely. Depending on the underlying cause or factors associated with the hallucinations, the hallucinations may decrease or resolve with age.
Sleep paralysis is commonly seen in young adults and often associated with stress. In most cases, these episodes do not represent a primary sleep disorder and tend to resolve over time. However, when they occur in association with sleep-related hallucinations and excessive sleepiness, narcolepsy should be considered.
It certainly sounds as though your symptoms are quite distressing to you and are having a significant impact on your daily life. It would be a good idea to discuss your problems with your Primary Care Doctor. Referral to a Sleep Specialist may be needed, depending on specifics in your history and examination. Additional testing may be required to help sort out the cause of these problems.
As it stands right now, I would think that maybe you are used to or expect some kind of interruption as u r falling asleep...are you usually visited by ghosts?
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