Read about excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia), a condition that causes you to feel very sleepy during the day, even if you had a good night's sleep.

Hypersomnia is a condition in which you feel extreme daytime sleepiness despite getting sleep that should be adequate (or more than adequate). If you have ...

Jan 16, 2024 ... Excessive sleepiness during waking hours, also referred to as daytime somnolence, may be a warning sign of poor sleep quality, sleep disorders, ...

Mar 1, 2009 ... The most common causes of excessive daytime sleepiness are sleep deprivation, obstructive sleep apnea, and sedating medications. Other potential ...

Excessive daytime sleepiness ... Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is characterized by persistent sleepiness and often a general lack of energy, even during the ...

Many patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) experience excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), which can negatively affect daily functioning, cognition, ...

Hypersomnia means excessive sleepiness. There are many different causes, the most common in our society being inadequate sleep. This may be due to shiftwork, ...

It appears that the presence of EDS is more strongly associated with depression and metabolic factors than with sleep-disordered breathing or sleep ...

Apr 8, 2021 ... Excessive daytime sleepiness can result from insufficient sleep, primary sleep disorders such as sleep apnea or central disorders of ...

Sleepiness or daytime somnolence is defined as the tendency to fall asleep when sedentary or unengaged, an overwhelming need to sleep, or the ability to fall ...