What is the explanation for feeling pressure prior to falling asleep?

Subject: What is the explanation for feeling pressure prior to falling asleep?

Date: Mon Dec 18 19:45:27 2000
Posted by William Gardner
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: Santa Clara State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Neuroscience
ID: 977186727.Ns

Message:


Is there an explanation for the phenomenom where a sensation of a 
sustained downward pressure is felt upon the chest or back just prior to 
entering a state of sleep?

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