Laugh

Laughing while sleeping, also called hypnogely, is actually common phenomenon. Of all the five
stages of sleep(1,2,3, 4 and REM(rapid eye movement)), laughing or smiling only occur during the
REM stage.
The <a href="http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/23786736/Sleep-laughing--hypnogely.?tr=1">data
collected</a> on a study done on ten subjects who regularly laugh while sleeping suggests that the
laughing occurs while dreaming in the REM stage. The subjects reported that the dreams were not even
funny but are typically odd and bizarre. There is a presence of a genuine sense of mirth.
Although hypnogely is generally a normal and harmless physiological disruption in sleep patterns, it
may be an indicator of a neurological disorder affecting the nervous system. The sense of mirth is
absent in these rare cases of abnormality. An example of this disorder isthe <a
href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0387760407000976"> Rett syndrome</a>, a
rare and severe neurological disorder caused by a genetic mutation.
Cry
Crying while sleeping may happen in cases of <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/night-terrors/basics/definition/con-20032552">sleep terrors</a>. During a case of <a
href="https://www.sleepassociation.org/patients-general-public/sleep-terrors/">sleep terror</a>, the
subject may scream, thrash around, or cry while still in a sleep like state. The adults are at a risk of
performing violent acts during this time and it's difficult to awaken them without some difficulties. An
episode may last as up to 20 minutes where the subject either goes back to sleep or wake up in
confusion. This sleep disorder is most common in children under seven years old. It is uncommon for
adults to develop sleep terrors and usually brought by a very emotional or traumatic event. It may also
develop in adults with a history of anxiety, depression or bipolar disorders.

Cough while sleeping

It is physiologically impossible for humans to cough and sneeze without waking up due to inhibition
during sleep. The <a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00408-009-9176-0">biological
mechanism</a> behind the cough reflex inhibition during sleep is poorly understood.
However, if the motor neurons associated with the act of coughing is sufficiently stimulated while
sleeping, it will disrupt your sleep to start a coughing episode. Coughing at night is uncommon among
healthy people, but is present in people suffering from <a
href="http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/arrd.1984.130.6.999">chronic bronchitis and
emphysema</a>.
Yawning
According to Matthew R. Ebben, director of laboratory operations at the Center for Sleep Medicine at
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, yawning during sleep has been
documented but it is less common. Yawning most frequently occur right before sleeping or after
waking up. The reason why people yawn is still not understood well, but the most recent findings
indicates that it may be a <a

href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938408001479">thermoregulatory
mechanism</a> that provides cooling ofe brain by directing blood flow to the facial muscles. This
mechanism works like a radiator, offloading heat from the redirected blood.
A <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19657685">study</a> done on two women who
suffered from chronic episodes of excessive yawning shows that a significant temperature drop happens
before a yawning episode. The women found that they could resolve or postpone a yawning episode by
nasal breathing or <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/science/28qna.html">applying cool
cloths</a> on their foreheads.