Hypersomnia

RedThunder94 · Post by **RedThunder94** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:31 pm

okay, the sleep doc has diagnosed me with Hypersomnia with sleep apnea, what does this mean? i just saw it was recently placed on my insurance co's medical history page. i'm trying to figure out what exactly this means and see if anybody would chime in and let me know. tia.

Sleepy Dog Lover · Post by **Sleepy Dog Lover** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:51 pm

Excessive daytime sleepiness

RedThunder94 · Post by **RedThunder94** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:04 pm

whew, is that it? wow, i was getting my knickers in a twist thinking it could be like narcolepsy or something that would make me lose my dl, thanks.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:27 pm

Sometimes you are better off NOT getting a diagnosis:

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hype ... somnia.htm

RedThunder94 · Post by **RedThunder94** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:36 pm

well the diagnosis reads hypersomnia with sleep apnea without cataplexy, so i do not fall asleep at the drop of a pin but i do get sleepy, or well i did, pre-cpap, ever since i started treatment i have not had any episodes of sleepiness while driving, a couple of bored yawns but other than that not much.

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:40 pm

On the other hand, apnea treatment sometimes cures or at least alleviates hypersomnia. the idea is that you sleep a long time because you don't get much, if any, quality sleep. i don't sleep as much now that i've become cpap-compliant, and i used to need/want an embarrassing amount of sleep. if the apnea is at least partially a cause of the hypersomnia, cpap compliance can reduce both your sleep need and increase your daytime alertness.

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