ELI5. If your body is supposed to recover and heal while you sleep, why do you wake up to your voice gone?

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ELI5. If your body is supposed to recover and heal while you sleep, why do you wake up to your voice gone?

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When you sleep your mucus membranes dry out. Without proper lubrication, you can’t make the vibrations associated with sounds. Typically our body tends to shut down processes we don’t need at night. That’s also why when you wake up, you tend to lose your balance.