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Does The Ability To Remember Dreams Indicate Poor Sleep?
Question: I dream every night & often remember my dreams. Does this indicate deep sleep or poor sleep?
Brief Answer:
No, it is normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concerns.
Remembering dream is normal and it does not indicate that you are having deep sleep or light sleep.
Actually sleep has two phases
1. Deep sleep- We do not remember anything from this stage of sleep
2. REM sleep- Dreams occur in this stage and we are able to remember them.
Occurrence of dreams is normal and they occur to all of us. For some person they occur rarely but for others they are very frequent.
So to conclude you need not to worry about your dreams.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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No, it is normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.
I read your query and understand your concerns.
Remembering dream is normal and it does not indicate that you are having deep sleep or light sleep.
Actually sleep has two phases
1. Deep sleep- We do not remember anything from this stage of sleep
2. REM sleep- Dreams occur in this stage and we are able to remember them.
Occurrence of dreams is normal and they occur to all of us. For some person they occur rarely but for others they are very frequent.
So to conclude you need not to worry about your dreams.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386
Thanks and regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
How do I know if Im getting deep sleep? Could I just be getting REM?
Brief Answer:
PSG will tell you about it.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
If your sleep is refreshing one that mean you have normal sleep which includes right mix of both stages.
In our life both REM and deep sleep is required and no body can manage with absence of one.
If you are really want to know your percentage of both REM and deep sleep Polysomnography (PSG) is option.
In this test you can get complete details of your sleep architecture which includes percentage of both deep and REM sleep.
I hope this helps you.
Thanks and regards
PSG will tell you about it.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for reverting back to me.
If your sleep is refreshing one that mean you have normal sleep which includes right mix of both stages.
In our life both REM and deep sleep is required and no body can manage with absence of one.
If you are really want to know your percentage of both REM and deep sleep Polysomnography (PSG) is option.
In this test you can get complete details of your sleep architecture which includes percentage of both deep and REM sleep.
I hope this helps you.
Thanks and regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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