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Michelle Chadwick
Nov 22, 20246 min read
Sleep DownUnder 2024 - Update
Last year, I noted that the recent attention on Idiopathic Hypersomnia and narcolepsy, both globally and in Australia, has been...
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Michelle Chadwick
May 21, 202417 min read
How can I improve my quality of life?
Idiopathic Hypersomnia - How can I improve my quality of life?
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Michelle Chadwick
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Living with IH Global Support Groups
Are you looking for support or to meet (online) and chat with others living with IH? In 2020 we started LIVING WITH IDIOPATHIC...
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Michelle Chadwick
Mar 7, 20242 min read
IHAW - Ways to Participate
The Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week is 1-7 June! We encourage everyone to participate. Whether you have a lot of time or just a...
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Michelle Chadwick
Mar 5, 20241 min read
New date and collaboration for the IH Awareness Week
The Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week is moving to June 1-7 ! Note: This is a permanent move. The IHAW will be 1-7 June every year....
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Michelle Chadwick
Mar 4, 20242 min read
Living with IH - Share Your Experience Project
Why should you get involved? Raising awareness plays a crucial role in bringing attention to Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH) and the...
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Michelle Chadwick
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Sleep DownUnder - Hypersomnolence Australia Delegate Opportunity
We are excited to offer two people, one from the Idiopathic Hypersomnia community and one from the Narcolepsy community the opportunity...
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Michelle Chadwick
Feb 27, 20243 min read
RARE DISEASE DAY
Rare Disease Day is held on the last day of February every year to raise awareness of rare diseases. Idiopathic Hypersomnia is a rare...
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Michelle Chadwick
Feb 22, 20243 min read
New medications offer hope in people with Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia
By Prof Ron Grunstein Orexin is a brain chemical that promotes wakefulness and is absent low levels in classic narcolepsy (has...
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Living with IH Global Support Groups
Are you looking for support or to meet (online) and chat with others living with IH? In 2020 we started LIVING WITH IDIOPATHIC...
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IHAW - Ways to Participate
The Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week is 1-7 June! We encourage everyone to participate. Whether you have a lot of time or just a...
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New date and collaboration for the IH Awareness Week
The Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week is moving to June 1-7 ! Note: This is a permanent move. The IHAW will be 1-7 June every year....
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Living with IH - Share Your Experience Project
Why should you get involved? Raising awareness plays a crucial role in bringing attention to Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH) and the...
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Illuminate Hypersomnia
Announcing the Illuminate Hypersomnia initiative, bringing together members of the global Idiopathic Hypersomnia community.
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Idiopathic Hypersomnia has come a long way, and so have I
Michelle Chadwick is the founder of Hypersomnolence Australia (HA), the world’s first not for profit organisation to be dedicated to...
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Idiopathic Hypersomnia is a neglected disorder
During her presentation at SLEEP 2022, Isabelle Arnulf, MD, PhD, senior neurologist and professor of neurology at the Pierre and Marie...
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Write to policymakers
Ever considered writing to policymakers eg: your local member, the Federal and State Health Ministers? But don’t know where to start or...
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Idiopathic Hypersomnia Factsheet
THIS POST IS UPDATED WHENEVER OUR FACTSHEET IS UPDATED ie: the copy at the bottom of this post is our most current factsheet. Have you or...
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Idiopathic Hypersomnia - Advocacy and Awareness
During the Idiopathic Hypersomnia & Narcolepsy Education Day in April this year, we discussed what was needed for Idiopathic Hypersomnia...
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