what can cause extreme sleepiness in daytime?
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Causes of Extreme Fatigue Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) causes extreme fatigue and sleepiness during the day, by breathing less during sleep. If your breathing less, the oxygen level drops and carbon dioxide levels build up, causing morning headaches, nausea, fatigue and sleepiness in daytime.
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Sleep Disorders This form of hypersomnia is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness that occurs at a young age, usually before the age of 25 years, and is distinguished from narcolepsy by the absence of cataplexy and other narcolepsy-associated phenomena (eg, sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations).
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Always Tired? You May Have Sleep Apnea These are common signs that you may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that—left untreated—can take its toll on the body and mind. Untreated OSA has been linked to high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, car accidents, work-related accidents and depression.
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Causes of Excessive Sleepiness: Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, RLS But nodding off when you want or need to be awake may also be caused by an underlying condition. Depression or a sleep disorder -- such as restless legs syndrome, sleep apnea, or narcolepsy -- are common causes of problem sleepiness.
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5 Signs You Could Have a Sleep Disorder It's normal to be tired after a night of tossing and turning, but when you start to experience excessive daytime sleepiness—falling asleep at work or behind the wheel, for example—it's time to consider whether you're getting enough sleep, and whether you might have a sleep disorder. 4 of 7. View as one page.
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- increased sleep propensity may reach a level that causes excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). According to one current definition, EDS is ˝sleepiness in a situation when an individual would. be expected to be awake and alert ˛ [1] . EDS is not a disorder. It is a symptom that can have. many different causes, not only sleep deprivation.
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Short- and Long-Term Effects of Sleep Deprivation Short- and Long-Term Effects of Sleep Deprivation. Sleep deprivation has serious health impacts, both in the short and long term. The main effect of sleep deprivation is excessive daytime sleepiness, which can lead to traffic accidents and workplace injuries. Sleep deprivation has both short- and long-term impacts on your health. Short-term: Anxiety.
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Causes Excessive Sleepiness. There are many causes of excessive sleepiness, and sometimes an underlying sleep disorder is responsible. Most sleep disorders disrupt a person's slumber—usually by shortening the length of time asleep or reducing the quality of sleep—making the person drowsy during the day as a result. One fairly common reason for excessive sleepiness is obstructive sleep apnea.
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Can Sleep Apnea Cause Death? Fatique caused by sleep apnea can cause excessive daytime sleepiness, poor judgment, and slows reflexes and reaction times. Not surprisingly, these can be the cause of car accidents, work-related injuries, falls, medication mistakes, and more.
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- People with narcolepsy experience periods of extreme daytime sleepiness and sudden, irresistible bouts of sleep that can strike at any time. These “sleep attacks” usually last a few seconds to several minutes.he most common major symptom, other than excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), is cataplexy, which occurs in about 70 percent of all people with narcolepsy. Sleep paralysis and hallucinations are somewhat less common.
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Problem Sleepiness There are a number of causes of problem sleepiness, including sleep disorders; other medical conditions; certain medications; substances like drugs, alcohol, or caffeine; or an altered sleep-wake cycle. Sleep disorders include narcolepsy, insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome. Sleepiness is a major cause of motor vehicle accidents, poor school performance, and depressed mood. Shift workers are especially susceptible to sleepiness and its risks.
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Overview People with sleep apnea often experience severe daytime drowsiness, fatigue and irritability. You may have difficulty concentrating and find yourself falling asleep at work, while watching TV or even when driving. People with sleep apnea have an increased risk of motor vehicle and workplace accidents.
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List of Indiana locations by per capita income New Jersey counties ranked by per capita income Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
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Sleep Apnea May Damage Brain Cells Associated With Memory (Read more risk factors for sleep apnea.) Often spouses or bed partners are the people who first recognize nighttime signs of sleep apnea. Daytime symptoms, such as excessive sleepiness, trouble focusing, headaches, and sore throats, may also be warning signs.
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- People with narcolepsy experience frequent excessive daytime sleepiness, comparable to how people who don't have narcolepsy feel after 24–48 hours of sleep deprivation, as well as disturbed nocturnal sleep which often is confused with insomnia.
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- 1 Drowsiness or weariness. 2  Disorders associated with excessive daytime sleepiness. 3  Vasovagal reaction (stimulation of a nerve called the vagus nerve), caused by heart attack or aortic dissection.  Brain problems such as tumor, stroke, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis.
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Excessive daytime sleepiness As the compulsion to sleep intensifies, the ability to complete tasks sharply diminishes, often mimicking the appearance of intoxication. During occasional unique and/or stimulating circumstances, a person with EDS can sometimes remain animated, awake and alert, for brief or extended periods of time.
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Excessive daytime sleepiness Excessive daytime sleepiness. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is characterized by persistent sleepiness and often a general lack of energy, even during the day after apparently adequate or even prolonged nighttime sleep.
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Hypersomnia 'Hypersomnia' means excessive sleep or sleepiness that interferes with everyday life. It can have many possible causes, including conditions such as narcolepsy, sleep apnoea or restless legs syndrome; severe sleep deprivation; depression; certain medications (such as tranquillisers); or drug and alcohol misuse.
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- Describe characteristics associated with excessive sleepiness (ES) that may provide clues to underlying causes of this symptom. Discuss recent research concerning the symptoms of conditions that increase the risk for daytime sleepiness, and may aid in diagnosis.
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- The severity of the sleep apnoea itself, the experience of daytime sleepiness, the alteration in sleep stages and sleep architecture, obesity, sleep fragmentation and hypoxaemia (32) may alone or in combination cause the reduction in quality of life that has been observed in sleep apnoea patients.
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CONTENTS Sleepiness results from the sleep component of the circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness, restriction of sleep, and/or interruption or fragmentation of sleep. The loss of one night's sleep can lead to extreme short-term sleepiness, while habitually restricting sleep by 1 or 2 hours a night can lead to chronic sleepiness.
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Narcolepsy: Definition, Symptoms, & Treatment Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) . EDS is the most common symptom of narcolepsy and usually the first symptom to appear (usually between the ages of 10-20 years old). EDS is characterized by a chronic persistence of feeling sleepy and involuntary episodes of falling asleep without warning.
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- Overview. 1  All people with narcolepsy experience excessive sleepiness during the day. Most also experience sudden but temporary muscle weakness (called cataplexy), usually brought on by strong emotions. 2  Narcolepsy affects about 1 in 2,000 people.
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Sleep deprivation Sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation is the condition of not having enough sleep; it can be either chronic or acute. A chronic sleep-restricted state can cause fatigue, daytime sleepiness, clumsiness and weight loss or weight gain. It adversely affects the brain and cognitive function. However, in a subset of cases sleep deprivation can, paradoxically, lead to increased energy and alertness and enhanced mood; it has even been used as a treatment for depression. Few studies have compared the effects of acute total
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Sleep deprivation Sleep deprivation is the condition of not having enough sleep; it can be either chronic or acute. A chronic sleep-restricted state can cause fatigue, daytime sleepiness, clumsiness and weight loss or weight gain. It adversely affects the brain and cognitive function. 2004 study also found medical residents with less than four hours of sleep a night made more than twice as many errors as residents who slept for more than seven hours a night, an especially alarming trend given that less than 11% of surveyed residents were sleeping more than seven hours a night.