Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia) is a condition where people fall asleep repeatedly during the day.

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

Oct 30, 2023 ... Sleep Hygiene and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness · Optimize your sleep space: Ensure the bedroom is dark, cool, and quiet, and use the bed only for ...

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

Nov 15, 2022 ... For example, if you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, your doctor may prescribe a treatment known as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to ...

Apr 8, 2021 ... Solriamfetol is FDA-approved for the treatment of EDS in narcolepsy and sleepiness persisting in adequately treated OSA. It is the only dopamine ...

Apr 18, 2023 ... How to Avoid Daytime Sleepiness · Keep distractions out of bed. “Reserve your bed for sleep and sex,” says Avelino Verceles, MD, assistant ...

Although EDS can be reduced with primary OSA treatment, such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, a significant proportion of patients ...

Sodium oxybate (a sodium salt of γ hydroxybutyrate [GHB]) is a CNS depressant approved by the FDA for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and ...

Modafinil (Provigil) is approved for treating excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy, for shift-work sleep disorder, and as an adjunctive ...