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Falling asleep laughing
Falling asleep during laughter is a clinical finding in which a person falls asleep during the act of laughing. This can be a sign of narcolepsy.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A female asked:
What could cause the uncontrollable urge to laugh ever since i was a young child i often would have uncontrollable urge to laugh before falling completely asleep. The old I have gotten this still happens farely frequently but for the best few year i have
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A 23-year old male asked about a 23-year old male:
My three year old daughter cries while asleep periodically but does not shed tears. Is that normal? Although I have seen her laugh and smile sometimes
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A 36-year old asked:
How do you fall asleep with the laughing gas?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Got startled awake by loud laughing, wasn't asleep for maybe 5 minutes. I've heard arrythmias can cause this. Long qt, brugada? I'm scared to sleep.
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A 49-year old asked:
It makes me want to scream & laugh and fall a lot. It's really annoying. What are some ways to "wakeup" my sleeping leg?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Why when i laugh i got a chest pain or sometimes when I am sleeping i wake up suddenly due to chest pain?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Ok don't laugh but how do I wear a tampon? And can I wear it at night when I'm sleeping and all day etc? Is it better than pads? Never worn one
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A 19-year old female asked about a 34-year old female:
My mother has trouble breathing when she's sleeping. She sometimes faints when laughs and randomly gets sleepy.
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A 38-year old male asked:
Require support falling and staying asleep ?
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A 63-year old female asked:
Always falling asleep on the way home from work?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is a recurring difficulty in falling or staying asleep called?
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A 36-year old female asked:
My grandma b/p is 95/45 at 11 pm as she is falling asleep. Is this too low?
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A 41-year old asked:
Falling asleep while sitting in lecture?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why does my husbands body twitch as he falls asleep ?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are tricks to avoid falling asleep while driving?
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A 37-year old asked:
What hare the consequences of falling asleep with a toothache?
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A 49-year old asked:
Could it be healthy to have hallucinations before falling asleep?
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A 35-year old asked:
Falling asleep while driving, not tired.?
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A female asked:
I keep falling asleep on Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) and I am prescribed 50mg. Why is that?
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A 46-year old asked:
Leg falling asleep while driving?
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A 31-year old asked:
Leg falling asleep while sitting crosslegged?
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A 44-year old asked:
I'm having trouble falling asleep please help?
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A 38-year old asked:
If somones foot falls asleep a lot is that bad?
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A 27-year old asked:
What helps when you have trouble falling asleep?
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A 35-year old asked:
Please help! I am having trouble falling asleep?
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A 50-year old asked:
What to do if I am having trouble falling asleep!?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why have I had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why do my hands hurt and keep falling asleep?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why do my fingers and feet keep falling asleep?
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A 29-year old asked:
What can you do when your arm falls asleep and numb?
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