Hypersomnia [Excessive Sleepiness]
February 24, 2009
Hypersomnia is excessive sleeping tendency of a person and it is a kind of sleeping disorder. The person affected by hypersomnia feel extreme trouble keeping awake during all day and they tend to sleep while working as well as even on driving at the lowest example of their sleep addiction.
In adequate energy drive and cloudy thought processing is one of the main problems associated with this health disorder.
According to the statistics of National Sleep Foundation, up to 40% of population suffers from this health disorder in any brisk period of his/her life span.
There are several latent causes of hypersomnia, which include, sleep deprivation, obesity, alcohol or drug abuse, due to neurological diseases, side effect of long-term use of sedatives and tranquilizers, genetic history of hypersomnia, and problem of sleep disorder.
Feeling drowsy unnecessarily, through out the days is the prevalent symptom for suffering from the health disorder hypersomnia.
On consultation the doctor may ask the patient about the sleeping condition of the affected person and the condition of the sleeping deficiency the patient is suffering with. The doctor may ask the patient about the medication list to judge the effect if the sleep disorder is taking place due to this medicinal side effect.
Some diagnostic tests help in detecting the disease of hypersomnia, which includes blood tests, computed tomography and polysomnography. Polysomnography is a special test helps to detect sleep disorder. In some specific cases electrical activities of brain is estimated by electroencephalogram [EEG].
Hypersomnia is completely curable provided the cause is eliminated controlled. If the problem is created due to some medication, doctor may change the medicine. Alternatively, natural processes like life style modification, intake of balanced diet, regular bathing before sleep, and self -discipline help to tackle the problem.
Apart from natural process, certain drugs like stimulants, antidepressants are often prescribed by the doctors to reduce the intensity of hypersomnia attack.
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