Sleep talking

I've been a sleep talker since childhood and often wake myself up laughing, crying and chattering in my sleep.

I was single for many years prior to my current relationship so was completely unaware how bad my talking is. My partner is getting almost no sleep on the nights we are together and it's taking a toll on his energy levels.

I've done some vague research and the consensus is that while it's not uncommon for adults, it's very unlikely a subject will talk every night or to the degree I seem to. It's not something that would bother me as I'm clueless to it but my poor partner is starting to suffer.

The talking is every night. Typically will laugh, smile, chatter unintelligibly, sometimes I speak clearly. On bad nights I grind my teeth all night, cry, whimper, laugh and the talking is non-stop until I wake. My voice changes at times, I've had nights where I burped & talked all night and even mimicked loudly eating for the entire night 😂.

These nights he doesn't sleep at all and I feel awful for him when I wake. He finds it hard to tell now when I'm awake or asleep and some nights my sleep reactions have really disturbed and worried him e.g my crying, yelling.

I understand it's common in children but I'm really looking for some direct feedback from other adults that experience this, either themselves or as a partner. How on earth can I possibly reduce this? Is it even possible to somehow control this when I'm asleep and unconscious to it?

Thank you for any advice 😊