What are the chances that a person can die from sleep paralysis? Has anyone ever died from sleep paralysis?
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What are the chances that a person can die from sleep paralysis? Has anyone ever died from sleep paralysis?
Sleep paralysis is common and harmless, but it’s common for people to panic when they experience it. No person has ever died from sleep paralysis alone, to my knowledge. On the other hand, the terror experienced could cause heart attacks in people with heart problems. But if you find people dead in their beds, they’re no longer able to tell you about their sleep paralysis… If you’re otherwise healthy— no heart problems— then, it can’t kill you.
Sleep paralysis is not life-threatening, but it can cause anxiety. It can happen alongside other sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy. It often starts during adolescence, and it can become frequent during the 20s and 30s. It is not a serious risk. One of the major causes of sleep paralysis is sleep deprivation, or a lack of sleep. A changing sleep schedule, sleeping on your back, the use of certain medications, stress, and other sleep-related problems, such as narcolepsy, may also play a role.