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Jolting awake often associated with poorer sleep and higher anxiety, survey finds
People who frequently startle awake while falling asleep—a phenomenon researchers call "sleep starts" or hypnic jerks—report poorer sleep quality, greater insomnia severity and higher anxiety than those who do not, according to a new…
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A new study published in PLOS Mental Health examined “sleep starts,” also known as hypnic jerks, which occur when people jolt awake while falling asleep. Researchers Tanja Grünberger and Manuel Schabus of Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Austria, found that individuals who frequently experience these startles report poorer overall sleep quality, more severe insomnia symptoms, and higher levels of anxiety compared with people who do not experience them.
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