How do 'soul sleep' adherents explain reports of personal experiences with deceased saints, friends and relatives by Catholics and other Christians?

Adherents of the 'soul sleep' doctrine believe that human beings become unconscious upon death, and that they will only recover their consciousness at the time of the resurrection. Therefore, a corollary of the 'soul sleep' doctrine is that communication with deceased people who have not yet experienced the resurrection should be an impossibility. If someone died in the past and is still awaiting the resurrection, their soul is in deep sleep, the person is deeply unconscious, and in that state it would be impossible for them to hear prayers, let alone answer them and pay visits to the living. However, testimonial evidence of Catholics and other Christians praying to deceased saints, friends and relatives abounds, and many times people have reported having their prayers answered, and even actual communication with and visitations by those they were praying to. [Marian apparitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marian_apparitions) are illustrative examples of this. Other testimonies can be found in the related question [Do Catholics believe in other apparitions like Mary? Or is she unique in this respect?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/71378/do-catholics-believe-in-other-apparitions-like-mary-or-is-she-unique-in-this-re/71382) and in the book [Apparitions of Modern Saints : Appearances of Therese of Lisieux, Padre Pio, Don Bosco, and Others](https://www.amazon.com/Apparitions-Modern-Saints-Appearances-Therese/dp/1569553033) . How do adherents of 'soul sleep' explain the cumulative testimonial evidence from Catholics and other Christians who report having rich interactions with those who have passed away? ______ A similarly formatted question: [How do Protestants explain the incorruptibility of Catholic and Orthodox saints?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/27928/how-do-protestants-explain-the-incorruptibility-of-catholic-and-orthodox-saints)