What's going on with the ghost bed

Ghost pressure is a phenomenon where the consciousness is awake but the body cannot move. Superstition says that ghost pressure is due to being haunted by a ghost. So, what is the actual consciousness of the ghost pressure bed?

The scientific explanation for ghost bed press

Ghost pressure sounds scary, but it is actually just a common sleep symptom. In Chinese medicine, it is called nightmare, and in Western medicine, it is called sleep paralysis syndrome. The mechanism of occurrence is that after a person falls asleep, the body relaxes and muscle strength becomes low. For some reason, the consciousness suddenly becomes awake, while the body muscle strength remains low, resulting in the phenomenon of being awake and not being able to move the body.

Eat too much to cause the ghost pressure bed

Among young people, a common phenomenon that causes ghost pressure is to eat too much at night, so that the digestive system overload, the body is difficult to get relaxed rest, affecting the body's nervous system, resulting in the body is pressed, can not breathe the phenomenon of ghost pressure bed.

Pillow too high cause ghost pressure bed

The pillow is too high, will change the natural physiological curve of the cervical spine, compression of the strong artery, affecting the smooth flow of the airway, resulting in a long period of time the head vascular oxygen supply and blood supply is insufficient, there may be a sudden awakening, but the body can not move the ghost pressure bed situation.

Improper sleeping position causes ghost bed press

People who like the phenomenon of ghost pressure bed generally like to sleep on their stomachs or sleep on their backs. When sleeping on the stomach, because the chest is facing down, the heart is under greater pressure, the blood flow will slow down, and the phenomenon of ghost pressure may occur. If you sleep on your back to appear ghost bed, it is because when sleeping quilt or their own hands, pressed in the chest, increasing the burden of breathing, resulting in the inability to breathe, the phenomenon of ghost bed.

Ghost bed press caused by excessive fatigue

When people are overly fatigued or heavy mental burden, stress, sleep is not effectively adjusted, the nerves may not be completely relaxed during sleep, there may be a sudden awake in the middle of the night, but the body can not move the phenomenon.

Short-term lack of oxygen causes ghost bed press

Short-term hypoxia will cause the brain to react to the protective mechanism, and the consciousness will be suddenly awake, which will occur in deep sleep, and then the phenomenon of ghost bed press will appear. The general causes of brief hypoxia are chest compression, cold nose, respiratory diseases, etc.

Subconsciousness causes ghost pressure bed

People are stimulated by something during the day, or in the sleeping range of vision there are hanging objects, causing a sense of oppression in the subconscious, may not pay attention at the time, but when sleeping, it may induce this situation. This situation is recommended that the bedroom do not hang things, hanging paintings clothes, etc. are taken away as far as possible.

External stimulation caused by ghost bed

If the body is stimulated by light, noise, limb pressure, cold, heat, over the hall wind and other visual, auditory, tactile and other stimuli during sleep, the brain's state of consciousness may awaken, at this time, the body is still asleep, the phenomenon of ghost pressure on the bed, the phenomenon of ghost pressure on the bed in this case may also be accompanied by hallucinations.

Other causes

In addition, drug stimulation, poisoning, chronic diseases, stimulation by special festivals or special anniversaries, brain damage, people may appear the phenomenon of ghost pressure bed.