A sleep expert has been called upon by the Warren County Court of Common Pleas to shed more light on claims surrounding the bathtub drowning of Sarah Widmer. Finding showed that Sarah Widmer had a seizure although her husband, Ryan Widmer is being charged with intentionally drowning her wife.

Dr. James Moore said that it was possible that she did fall asleep, evidence gathered showed that it was only her hair that was wet and not the entire body. However this may not be enough to truly find out the cause of Sarah Widmer’s death, meaning that Ryan Widmer is not totally off the hook.

Moore said that people who have seizures can train themselves to recognize signs of an impending seizure. Those signs could range from a bad taste in the mouth or the sensation of “butterflies in the stomach” or feeling dizzy or woozy. The day Sarah Widmer died, she described a headache and stomach ache.

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For couples, it would be quite normal to hear that one of them suddenly finds themselves on the floor after being “kicked” out of bed in a manner of speaking. While it is sure to be not done on purpose, the issue of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) cannot be avoided especially for people who have had a rough day at work.

A person cannot help but want to move his legs during these cases. The feeling is not all that pleasant. Normally it feels like you have to get up and do some legwork to help soothe that irritating sensation when you are already lying down. Worst, you are not the only one having trouble sleeping but perhaps your partner too who you may even accidentally kick out of bed.

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is something most people haven’t heard of. The disorder results in a strong urge to move one’s legs and is further accompanied with unpleasant sensations in the legs. In such cases, moving one’s legs temporarily relieves the unpleasant feeling. Recent studies conducted have proved that many people suffer from RLS and almost three per cent of them feel that this disorder has severely affected the quality of their everyday life.

(Source) The Times of India

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The moment we feel that certain sleepy sensation, chances are we will be looking for our beds so that we can immediately lay down and lull ourselves to get the necessary shuteye. But while that is supposedly the immediate things we should do, there are things to consider such as sleep hygiene which we should consider.

Sleep hygiene is not familiar to most people. But interestingly, we do the activities that are against it that makes us gear more towards problematic sleep rather than following the real gospel of sleep.

Here are the Nine Rules of Sleep Hygiene from CHealth for your reference.

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Well, I guess the twitch that people do (including myself) right after falling asleep is perfectly normal according to some researchers.

This strange falling sensation and muscle twitch is known as a hypnagogic myoclonic twitch or “Hypnic jerk” If this has happened to you on more than one occasion, don’t worry, you are not alone. Close to 70 percent of all people experience this phenomenon just after nodding off, according to a recent study at the Mayo Clinic.

Most experts agree that this is a natural part of the sleeping process, much like slower breathing and a reduced heartbeat. The occurance is well known and has been well documented. However, experts are still not completely sure why the body does this.

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