Each variant of Covid-19 comes with its own set of complications: cough, loss of smell or taste, headaches and now nocturnal paralysis and sweating. But what is it and how to explain it? We get back to you.
It’s official, the variant Omicron is the majority in France and concerns more than three out of four contaminations. If studies tend to prove that it is less dangerous than the Delta variant, it is also more contagious and exhibits some hitherto little known symptoms. Among them, sleep paralysis. Several cases have been identified around the world, particularly in the United Kingdom. This benign disorder and without real consequences for the body can still be frightening.
What is sleep paralysis?
With the appearance of the Covid and its variants, complications have arisen over time. Colds, headaches, sore throats, loss of taste or smell, cough … With Omicron, night sweats and cases of sleep paralysis have also been identified.
Sleep paralysis is mild and common when you are awake but unable to move. This can be triggered when falling asleep or when waking up.
Blame it on stress
So far, no scientific link has been established between the Omicron variant and sleep paralysis. Sleep experts interviewed say that many disorders have been documented since the start of the pandemic in the world. “It might be that the viral infection itself has an impact on the regulation of sleep in the brain”, Dr Kat Lederle explained to the Daily Mail. But the most probable cause of these paralyzes therefore seems to come from the “Stress caused by changes in the rhythm of life”, as was the case during lockdowns, curfews and in the face of restrictions put in place to limit the spread of the virus.
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