Clicking noise while I sleep

Same! Soooooo annoying

I’ve just found this thread so hope I’m not too late but it sounds like a few people may know what’s going on. I’ve had this for years and find it quite debilitating. My husband has recorded it and it sounds like a ping pong match in my throat. Last night even faster. I wake up exhausted most days, I feel like it may be lack of oxygen, I breathe through my mouth when I’m alseep. I’ve had the sleep apnea test and they said I don’t have it. Hope some one experiencing the same issues has some answers as my doctors have no idea.

I’ve got it really bad and I’m a mouth breather. Did you find an answer? My husband records me and last night it was faster than usual - I’m always tired.

Sgross yes I have the exact same persistent involuntary clicking in my sleep too. Since I was a child I have done it. Always assumed I'd grow out of it. I'm 41 now and it's still going strong like the energizer bunny lol. My research found that it could possibly be a neurological disorder. There is no cure. You can buy a good ole boil to for sports mouth guard to sleep in or consult your doctor to explore other possible so solutions. Best of luck

Finally! A thread that explains my problem.
I started losing my mind!!! I thought that my wife is telling silly stories about some noises that I was making during the sleep. What the hell?! How is that even possible? And she even forced me to sleep on couch. :)
Until I put my phone on recording to see what happens at night I wasn't aware that I'm grinding my teeth in sleep. Really scary to see it, I must admit.
I scheduled a doctor's appointment next week but in the meantime I will follow some of the tips I read here.
Stay well!

worms infection in the stomach???????

My husband is about to divorce me because I do the same! I found this blog because I was searching to see if its a 'thing'. I'm slightly relieved its not just me. Last night was awful, he woke me up so many times to make me change position, nothing helped and we're both so tired.

I just recently started doing this after my sinus surgery it’s really annoying. It feels like my palate is clicking at night before I go to sleep. I also have a really dry nose, mouth and throat. I think mine might have to do with the change in sinus pressure from surgery but it is just another thing that makes it impossible for me to sleep.

it's strange..I only get mild clicking whin I sleep on my left side, I don't know why but it happens nearly every night

Here's what's worked for me.

Like others, I've had a clicking in my throat that arises exactly at the instant my body relaxes and wants to nod off to sleep, and interrupts that, which is frustrating beyond belief. In some cases I've gone days without being able to sleep. In my case this started abruptly when I was put on medication for osteoporosis, i.e., bisphosphonates, which can damage the throat, giving me acid-reflux, digestion problems, etc. I'd never experienced it before that (at age 50).

Similar to a lot of other people, my doctors and ENT have been no help at all. They just shrug and say they have no idea what I'm talking about. I bet people in this thread have a range of different causes, but after a year of struggling with this, I figured I'd share my solution.

The thing that seems to make a big difference for me is to sleep at least partly *face down*. I start off sleeping on my side (which I've always done), with my head cocked on the edge of my pillow a few degrees below horizontal. If the clicking starts even faintly once, I twist my head a bit further down, etc. If it's a really bad night then I'll flip over onto my stomach, get my head on the edge of the pillow, and sleep like that. Since I've been doing this religiously (for the last 3 months or so), I've almost always managed to get to sleep pretty efficiently (maybe 2 nights excepted).

Why does this work? Maybe the clicking is my tongue falling back into my throat/larynx/epiglottis, and positioning my head partly face down lets gravity pull it in the other direction? That's my best guess.

A couple secondary things that also seem to have helped:
- I did start using a sports mouth guard to prevent teeth-grinding, and I immediately slept better the night I started that.
- One problem I had sleeping face-down on my side, with arm under my head for stability, was my breath on my arm & hand were disturbing me. So I started sleeping with arm warmers and light knit gloves which solved that issue.

In short, I'd suggest at least trying to sleep face partly down, because that's made a surprisingly large difference for me. Good luck to everyone dealing with this problem.

Wow, reading this thread made me feel even less normal, haha. So I came here hoping to find a medical term for my problem and instead I feel even more isolated with the problem I'm having.

Everyone here is saying that it's from snoring, gritting teeth or other things... for me, it is very different. My husband has noticed this over the years because it keeps him awake at night sometimes, so much that he has to wake me up to get me to stop.

It's not from snoring though, or gritting my teeth or anything. I'm actually sucking on the roof of my mouth with my tongue and creating a weird click noise. The same kind of noise you used to make when you were a kid. I have even woken myself up with this before and I have no idea why I do it. Is it a possible tourrettes thing? Or something else?

Seasonal allergies! Seriously - for the clicking on top of throat

I’m watching my husband do this right now. I think taping the mouth shut might work.

I’m watching my husband do this right now. I think taping the mouth shut might work.

I’m watching my husband do this right now. I think taping the mouth shut might work.