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Frances Daniels

Nightmares vs night terrors: Experts explain the difference and how to manage them

Nightmares vs night terrors: A picture of a young woman in bed having nightmares next to a picture of child having night terrors.

If you want to know what the key differences between nightmares vs night terrors are, you're not alone. Nightmares and night terrors are often thought to be the exact same thing, but they actually couldn't be more different.

Unlike some other sleep issues, managing nightmares and night terrors isn't straight-forward, so we've called on three leading sleep experts to explain the key differences between them, when they're likely to occur during sleep, and how they should be treated.

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