SPONTANEOUS JERKS YOU GET WHILE ASLEEP CAN LEAD TO EPILEPTIC SEIZURES

SPONTANEOUS JERKS YOU GET WHILE ASLEEP CAN LEAD TO EPILEPTIC SEIZURES

(© 15 April, 2012: Dr.V.M.Palaniappan, Ph.D)

Dear Friends,

I can almost bet with you that you had spontaneous jerks that lasted just for a second or two while you were asleep, once in a while.

Nearly everybody must have experienced such jerks, a few times in their life. 

On waking up by morning, they almost certainly forget that such a thing had happened to them.

Now that I am bringing it to light, you will, for sure, recollect the occurrences of such incidences in your case in the past.

This problem is known as Hypnagogic myoclonic or Hypnic jerking. 

Doctors do not seem to recognise this as anything significant. So, it is simply dismissed.

You can click any of the following links to know more on this:

http://books.google.com.my/books?id=P0SGeg1qcn4C&pg=PT93&lpg=PT93&dq=nocturnal+jerks&source=bl&ots=XoP6D0VAhe&sig=2IZSb1M_hk4nt7WALa-mdHRu2fM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kF6JT7u_C4TsrAf2uMW-Cw&sqi=2&ved=0CHIQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=nocturnal%20jerks&f=false

Or

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC503132/pdf/jnnpsyc00303-0040.pdf

or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnic_jerk

Or

Simply type "Nocturnal Jerks" in Google search engine, and you will get a wide range of explanations.

Many people have tried to explain the reason for this. However, my findings are different.

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My study shows that those who are overweight or obese tend to get such jerks often. 

This could occur once in a month or so. 

Anyway, there does  not seem to exist any pattern when it comes to frequency of its happening.

On the other hand, such occurrences appear to be relatively rare in people who belong to “SKELETAL”, “THIN” or “PERFECT” CATEGORIES with a Calf Calcification (cH) of anything between “-40” and + ”20” (See Palaniappan, 2000: Health Problems: Diagnose Yourself” for more information on the classification of people, based on calcification levels.)

The calf calcification (cH) of those who have anything between +21 and +80 tend to get it once in three or four months. (These people come under Obesity Type I, II, or III.)

Whereas those with a cH measuring between +81 and +100 tend to have these jerks once every fortnight or so. (This group of people come under Obesity Type IV. See my book on obesity)

Do you know why this happens?

In the first place, it is common knowledge that people get epileptic seizures whenever their brain fails to receive adequate oxygen. 

The violent movement of the body (i.e., the seizure) enhances oxygen intake, and the seizure stops.

This little nocturnal jerks could also be due to that. I don’t deny that.

However, I have clinically observed the following:

Delivery Boys, involved in using motorcycles for travelling amidst busy city traffic, appear to experience this kind of jerks often.

If these boys happen to be overweight or obese, the frequency increases drastically. 

As said earlier, the THIN boys get it only occasionally.

This seems to be directly related to the amount of toxic fumes these boys inhale while at the traffic lights.

I have frequently noticed increased epileptic attacks among those who are over-exposed to traffic fumes AND smoke from incense and joss sticks (Chambirani and Oothupathi, in Tamil).

Another major reason for such nocturnal jerks (as well as epileptic seizures) is CONSTIPATION.

(I recognize TWO types of constipation:
     
1. Not going to toilet for more than two days is type - 1. Prolonged constipation is called Chronic Constipation by doctors.

2. Going to toilet MORE than twice daily, defecating LOOSE and SLIMY faeces. 

The second type is usually recognized as diarrhea by doctors. However, as per my definition, THIS is what I label as CHRONIC CONSTIPATION.)

When chronic constipation (i.e., loose and frequent motion) occurs, a lot of toxic gases are produced. 

This gas too (on accumulation within the body) contributes substantially to the NOCTURNAL JERKS (AND ALSO to EPILEPTIC SEIZURES) 

When I offer treatments to these people, I do the following:

1. Prevent them from inhaling toxic fumes, which at times could also come from petrol pumps, paint factories, and the like. They are also prevented from inhaling the smoke that is emitted by incense and joss sticks.
2. I train them to do a specially designed breathing exercise on daily basis, thrice a day initially, and then once daily morning. (This has an added benefit of increasing their memory power and briskness).
3. Modify their choice of food so that they would consume three-fifth of ACID food and drinks at initial stages (for about 5 weeks), and two-fifth ALKALINE. This is to shed away the EXCESS calcium in them .

Of course, additional treatments include appropriate water drinking, adequate urination, and the like.

With effect from sixth week, the above acid-alkaline ratio will be changed so that they would consume three-fifths ALKALINE food and drinks, and the rest Acid ones.

4. In addition to the above, these people are trained to do Body Towel Massage and Body Rubbing Exercise, which have numerous benefits (See my book on obesity, 1998).
5. I correct their constipation problems, using herbs.

As a result of the treatment, the nocturnal jerks, that occur
due to the risk factors described above, will COMPLETELY
STOP for certain. 

All the above form a part of the treatment I offer for correcting Epileptic Seizures even in long-term sufferers.

With this method, only a small number of cases fail in getting a complete cure, while most of the cases without any physical brain damage tend to respond very well.

Let me say here another point worthy of remembering: 

If a person continues to inhale toxic fumes beyond the tolerance limit of his/her brain, he/she may end up being an Epileptic patient. 

During the interim period, such inhalers tend to get severe headaches.

So, please avoid inhaling such undesirable poisons as far as possible.

For more information, you may want to read my book “HUMAN DISEASES: HOW AND WHY DO THEY OCCUR, AND HOW TO PREVENT/ CURE THEM”.

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Please ponder over what I have described above. 

If you have any comments, please put them up.

Until next, bye,

Dr. Palani, Ph.D.