Sleep is essential for a person’s health, and people who feel tired on occasion often boost their energy levels by taking a nap or ensuring restful shut-eye the next evening. But when sleep doesn't ...

Sleep disorders: Hypersomnia refers to excessive daytime sleepiness, even after a full night of rest. It is more than just feeling tired after a poor night's sleep (Image: Canva) Hypersomnia, a ...

That overwhelming sleepiness dragging you down might not just be from staying up too late scrolling through TikTok. While everyone occasionally battles the afternoon slump, people with hypersomnia or ...

Primary or idiopathic hypersomnia is usually a chronic condition that does not resolve spontaneously and involves excessive sleepiness during the day that is not relieved by naps. Many patients find ...

Michael Thorpy, MD, professor of neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine explores the current treatment landscape of idiopathic hypersomnia and the associated challenges with approving new ...

Hypersomnia is defined as extreme sleepiness. The most prevalent cause of hypersomnia is a lack of sleep in contemporary society. This could be due to shift work, family duties (such as a new baby), ...

Julie Bloch Johnson, 32, spent years thinking her daytime sleepiness was normal. Sure, sometimes she needed to pinch herself to stay awake, and she could take a nap anytime she closed her eyes. But ...

If insomnia makes it difficult for people to fall asleep, hypersomnia is the opposite problem. It makes it hard for people to wake up. Researchers at Emory University's Sleep Center studying ...

People who are very sleepy during the day, despite a good night's rest, may have a sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia. New research has found this neurologic disorder may not be as rare as ...

When it comes to how much sleep you need every night to wake up feeling refreshed, I was led to believe that adults required anywhere between 6 - 8 hours. So why is it, then, that you can get that ...

A North Carolina woman who found herself dozing off all the time says she was diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia, a rare chronic sleep disorder. Jam Press She was tired of being tired all the time.