Good morning, While i'm in sleep i'm bitting tongue and got wakeup. Why this happens?
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Biting the tongue while sleeping is not abnormal if it occurs once in a while. It is normal to accidentally bite your tongue while sleeping. However, if it becomes a frequent scenario, it is a problem that requires action. There are several reasons that may be the cause of biting your tongue when in sleep. One common cause is when your tongue is bigger than it should be. In this case, it is a frequent occurrence to accidentally bite it while eating or talking. There are other causes of the same other than disproportional size of the tongue. They include; rhythmic disorder, nocturnal seizures and sleep bruxism. All these lead to involuntary tongue biting. Let us look at each one of them briefly. NOCTURNAL SEIZURES (NIGHTTIME SEIZURES) & Other causes of tongue biting include Lyme disease, swollen tongue ulcers, tobacco chewing and side effects of some medications.
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