What Is The Physical Cause Of Sleepwalking And Sleep Talking?
Your Sleep Questions Answered: Part 2
I wanted to get back to your sleep questions. Please see my disclaimer on last blog. These questions and answers are meant to be educational and not to be used to replace your own physician.
Question:
- REM Behavior disorder (RBD) sounds interesting. What if the person, in this case a nine year old child is somewhat awake or walking about and talking, is that related to RBD?
- I'm 29 years old and married. I have always been a deep sleeper and am more of a night ...
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