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When i try to fall asleep i get this numb, weird sensation in my head that prevents me from falling asleep, for a month could i have fatal insomnia?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Unlikely: Fatal insomnia is rare. Two types a familial type and then there is a type associated with prion disease. Mad cow disease would be a type of encephalitis from a prion particle.

Answered 6/14/2019

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A member asked:

When i try to fall asleep i get this numb, weird sensation in my head that prevents me from falling asleep, for a month could i have fatal insomnia?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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