Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia)
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Symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness can include falling asleep during the day or having regular naps as well as sleeping for long hours at night.
To find out why you sleep excessively, a GP may check your mental and physical health or refer you to a sleep disorder specialist.
Excessive daytime sleepiness is sometimes linked to other conditions such as sleep apnoea, depression, narcolepsy or restless legs syndrome.
There are things you can try to help excessive daytime sleepiness, such as going to bed at the same time each night and avoiding alcohol or caffeine.
Excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia) is a condition where people fall asleep repeatedly during the day.
Page last reviewed: 23/06/2023
Next review due: 23/06/2026
Usingizi wa kupita kiasi wakati wa mchana (hypersomnia) - Ugonjwa wa usingizi wa kupita kiasi wakati wa mchana (hypersomnia) unaoweza kusababisha usingizi wa kupita kiasi wakati wa mchana, usingizi wa kawaida wakati wa mchana, na usingizi wa muda mrefu wakati wa usiku. Ili kujua ni kwa nini unalala kupita kiasi, daktari wa kawaida anaweza kukagua afya yako ya akili na ya kimwili au kukuelekeza kwa mtaalamu wa matatizo ya usingizi. Usingizi wa kupita kiasi wakati wa mchana wakati mwingine huhusishwa na hali nyingine kama vile apnea ya usingizi, unyogovu, narcolepsy au ugonjwa wa miguu isiyo na utulivu. Kuna njia kadhaa za kupunguza usingizi wa mchana, kama vile kwenda kulala wakati uleule kila usiku na kuepuka kunywa pombe au kahawa. Usingizi wa kupita kiasi wakati wa mchana (hypersomnia) ni hali ambapo watu hulala mara kwa mara wakati wa mchana. Ukurasa wa mwisho uliorekebishwa: 23 Juni 2023 Ukurasa wa pili ulipaswa kuchapishwa: 23 Juni 2026