Perhaps the most common sleep disorder in the world is sleep talking. It most likely affects at least half of all individuals at some point in their life. With the condition being this common, there are still many misunderstandings about sleep talking. In this episode we will:

Define sleep talking as a parasomnia
Review the incidence of sleep talking, the hereditary nature, and how it changes over time
Differentiate it from taking during REM sleep
List the risk factors for somniloquy
Categorize disorders that may lead to sleep talking
Touch upon treatment for somniloquy

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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#69 - Somniloquy: Keep On Talking In My Sleep