Somniloquy

Somniloquie as is known speech during sleep. The bandwidth of this parasomnia ranges from the ejection of undifferentiated sounds to the pronunciation of words and whole sentences.

Usually occurs speech during sleep when switching between different stages of non-REM sleep, but can also occur during REM sleep, so that dreamed sentences are spoken aloud.

Somniloquie nocturnus can occur alone or along with other sleep disorders such as somnambulism or sleep terrors. It occurs in about 50 percent of all children and usually disappears with puberty, but can also occur in adulthood (about 5 percent of adults talking in your sleep ).

The Somniloquie itself is harmless, but others can disturb their sleep. It can not be controlled by the sleeper, but mental stress, fever, and the influence of alcohol are as favorable factors known. Treatment is usually not necessary.

Somniloquie in sleep research

In sleep research, the definition of Somniloquie is clarified by Arthur Arkin. Since reports of such events an assignment to sleep stages is often not secured and also the remarks often associated with movements in varying degrees and thus possible arousals, where the term " speaking in conjunction with sleep" (in association with sleep), not "speaking in his sleep " ( falling on sleep) selected.

These include one or more clearly defined words or mumbled words that are incomprehensible indeed, but clearly convey the impression of language as well as affective, non- speech sounds that have a psychologically meaningful quality as the laughter, tears, humming or whining. In contrast, belong to " statements in conjunction with sleep" (sleep utterance ) and non-linguistic sounds such as isolated monosyllabic grunts, short moan, groan and sigh.

Somniloquie assumes that the person is the real environment and the context is not conscious in the way that it appears a vigilant observer.

When assessing the frequency of occurrence has to be considered that the people themselves do not remember the process and information is based on third-party observation. But at the time in question often sleep partners or people in the vicinity also, whereby a portion of the deposit remains undetected. The frequency of occurrence in children may therefore be overestimated in proportion as parents are still awake and have a better chance of getting the events.

Somniloquie in the literature

In George Orwell's 1984, the protagonist fears about to enter the dream treasonable utterances, which would expose him as a delinquent.