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Diana Kelly Levey

Talking in your sleep: Harvard doctor shares his 7 best tips to help you stop

Man asleep next to partner who is sat up awake and looking at him with an annoyed expression because he's been talking in sleep, which keeps waking her up.

Talking in your sleep (know as 'somniloquy' in the medical world), is a sleep phenomena defined as "the unconscious vocalization of speech or other meaningful sounds during sleep," says Alen Juginovic, M.D. postdoctoral researcher in sleep neurobiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. 

While usually harmless, this nighttime habit can become a burden for those sharing a bed. From disruptive chatter to embarrassing confessions, you may find yourself wondering how to stop talking in your sleep. 

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