A newspaper clip suggests that sudden waking at night can cause death and recommends the three-and-a-half-minute method as a preventive measure

Original review summary

FACTLY found no scientific evidence that suddenly waking at night causes death. It explains that orthostatic hypotension can cause dizziness or fainting when standing, but the body adjusts from sleeping to standing within seconds, so the three-and-a-half-minute method is unnecessary.[S1]