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Sensation of falling or tumbling as sleep comes

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Hello @john02445 - It sounds like you are describing hypnic jerks. Here's some more information including tips how to keep them from happening - https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/hypnic-jerks. Here's a search of Connect listing posts by other members with their experience with this symptom - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/comments/.

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John02445 | @john02445 | 1 day ago

Hi @johnbishop. Thanks for this! It seems this is what I've been experiencing. Based on the one fellow who spoke about having a neck injury that contributed to them I wonder if that is behind it at all and could explain why it happens in the middle of the night, as sleeping in a position that exacerbates my sciatica (I've had a bad flare up on the past few weeks) makes this happen in the middle of the night. I'll check into this further.

Thanks again!

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