{"id":148904,"date":"2022-01-04T21:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T21:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=148904"},"modified":"2022-01-04T21:26:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T21:26:57","slug":"terrifying-omicron-symptom-strikes-while-you-sleep-and-its-not-night-sweats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/terrifying-omicron-symptom-strikes-while-you-sleep-and-its-not-night-sweats\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Terrifying’ Omicron symptom strikes while you sleep – and it’s not night sweats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omicron sufferers are complaining of a 'terrifying' new side effect wreaking havoc with their sleep.<\/p>\n

Added to an ever-growing list of Covid-19 symptoms is sleep paralysis, described on the NHS website as "when you cannot move or speak as you are waking up or falling asleep".<\/p>\n

Night sweats had already been reported as a common symptom of the variant, but Brits are now complaining of an altogether scarier symptom in bed. <\/p>\n

The sensation of sleep paralysis can be 'terrifying' for anyone who experiences it, however the NHS adds that it is harmless and that most people will only get it once or twice in their life.<\/p>\n

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The feeling feel that someone is in your room or as if something is pushing you down can last up to several minutes, GlasgowLive reports.<\/p>\n

One study has, however, identified a marked rise in sleep disturbances among patients in quarantine.<\/p>\n

It suggests that sleep paralysis could be a side-effect of the pandemic and the societal changes it has caused, rather than being caused by Covid itself.<\/p>\n

Sleep therapy expert doctor Kat Lederly told MailOnline: \u201cIt could be the virus infection itself impacts on the sleep regulation in the brain (neurological effects of Covid have been reported).<\/p>\n

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