Here’s Why Some People , Talk in Their Sleep.<br />'Newsweek' spoke with experts <br />to explain why people talk in their sleep.<br />Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science officer <br />at Resilient Nutrition, says that the phenomenon <br />of sleep talking is surprisingly widespread.<br />Sleep talking—'somniloquy,' to use the <br />scientific jargon—is a type of parasomnia, <br />a category of sleep disorders made up <br />of unusual behaviors during sleep, Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science <br />officer at Resilient Nutrition, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Most of us have talked during our sleep, especially in our youth, and sleep talking <br />is usually of no concern. , Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science <br />officer at Resilient Nutrition, via 'Newsweek'.<br />It's just vocalizations that take place during sleep, many of which are gibberish and most of which are forgotten on waking, Dr. Greg Potter, co-founder and chief science <br />officer at Resilient Nutrition, via 'Newsweek'.<br />A peer-reviewed WebMD article suggests that , "Half of all kids between the ages of three and 10 years old <br />carry on conversations while asleep, and a small number of <br />adults, about 5%, keep chit-chatting after they go to bed.".<br />Lloyd Ripley-Evans, a psychologist at workplace <br />mental well-being platform Plumm, suggests that <br />sleep-talking can be caused by a number of factors. .<br />Your mental and emotional state can <br />interfere with your sleep and could play <br />a significant role in increasing your chance <br />of experiencing sleep talking episodes, Lloyd Ripley-Evans, a psychologist at workplace mental well-being platform Plumm, via 'Newsweek'.<br />According to the experts, for most people who sleep-talk, the condition can be helped by developing healthy sleep habits. .<br />These habits include: limiting consumption <br />of alcohol and caffeine, sleeping in full <br />darkness and getting regular exercise.
