RESEARCH STUDY - Physical Activity and Hypersomnolence
Can Physical Activity Help Manage Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia? Researchers at the University of Sydney are conducting a...
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Est 2013, Celebrating 10 years as the world's first not for profit charity dedicated specifically to Idiopathic Hypersomnia
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Michelle Chadwick
- Mar 9
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What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Hypersomnia (CBT-H), and can it help you?
What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Hypersomnia (CBT-H), and can it help you? Find out with Dr Sara Winter
Michelle Chadwick
- Mar 2
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Celebrating 10 years as the world's first not for profit charity for Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Hypersomnolence Australia is celebrating 10 years as a Not for Profit Health Promotion Charity raising awareness, providing support, and...
Michelle Chadwick
- Feb 21
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Fundraising Made Easy with Ritchies IGA & Drakes Supermarkets
We have nominated Ritchies IGA and Drakes Supermarkets as our Fundraising Partners. Help Hypersomnolence Australia help you! Recruit...
Michelle Chadwick
- Feb 13
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Nutrition and Diet with Jessica Turton
Our first special guest speaker was Jessica Turton. Jessica is a qualified practicing dietitian and nutritionist, Phd Student, and founder o
Michelle Chadwick
- Sep 5, 2022
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Top 12 Tips for Living with Idiopathic Hypersomnia
Top 12 Tips for Living with Idiopathic Hypersomnia. Practical advice for Patients, Carers, and treating Doctors.
Michelle Chadwick
- Sep 2, 2022
- 7 min
Idiopathic Hypersomnia - Advocacy and Awareness
During the Idiopathic Hypersomnia & Narcolepsy Education Day in April this year, we discussed what was needed for Idiopathic Hypersomnia...
Michelle Chadwick
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week 2022
The 10th annual Worldwide Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week (IHAW) is only two weeks away! Find out how you can get involved.
Michelle Chadwick
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Idiopathic Hypersomnia & Narcolepsy Education Day VIDEOS
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Hypersomnolence Australia turns 5! What's new?
Every year we say we have come a long way and I'm proud to say this year has been no different. I never expected HA to make the impact it has in such a short time. Some things have taken a little longer to achieve than others but we have come to appreciate that all organisations need time to grow and that with time comes experience and knowledge.
So What's New?
We are so excited to have a brochure for Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH). Our brochure was written by me however it w
Idiopathic Hypersomnia - A Comprehensive Review
This is a comprehensive review of how we have gone from the identification of Idiopathic Hypersomnia to where we are now. Drawn from 56 references, including over 40 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters on Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Narcolepsy that span more than 6 decades as well as numerous personal conversations with the world's leading Idiopathic Hypersomnia researchers. This review is also relevant if you are treating patients with Narcolepsy Type 2 (without cataplexy)
Bedřich Roth, His Life’s Work and the 35th anniversary of the book “Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia”
*First published September 2015 I would like to take this opportunity during Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week 2015 to acknowledge the 35th anniversary of the classic text Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia (1980 S. Karger; NY, NY) and to pay tribute to the extraordinary contribution to neurological sleep research by renowned neurologist Bedřich Roth. The book Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia was published in English in 1980 and is an accumulation of Roth’s work spanning more than 30 y
Daytime Sleepiness – Finding the Cause
Do you feel tired all the time no matter how much sleep you get? Daytime sleepiness has a significant impact on quality of life. People with daytime sleepiness struggle with social, academic and work demands,they are at risk of motor vehicle and workplace accidents and generally have poorer health than comparable adults. Accurate diagnosis is important, not only because of the negative impacts of sleepiness and its root causes on health and social function but because excessi
Correct Terminology Matters
The terms 'hypersomnia of unknown origin' and 'excessive daytime sleepiness' are not synonymous with idiopathic hypersomnia (they do not mean the same thing). Idiopathic Hypersomnia is an unfortunate name. This is because the word “idiopathic” means ‘unknown cause’ and this can lead people to assume it is merely a symptom – the symptom of being ‘sleepy’ and doctors don’t know why. This is not correct. Idiopathic hypersomnia was identified and described as a separate disease e
Do People With Idiopathic Hypersomnia Really Sleep Longer Than Normal?
One of the biggest frustrations for someone with Idiopathic Hypersomnia is that some people don't believe they actually sleep excessively, or worse that Idiopathic Hypersomnia isn't "real" ... So, do people with Idiopathic Hypersomnia really sleep longer than normal? The answer is yes. The word “hypersomnia” actually means excessive sleep, not “sleepy”, not “tired” and not even “excessive daytime sleepiness”, but actual sleep that is excessive in depth and excessive in durati
We celebrate 4 years as a Not for Profit Health Promotion Charity.
We have learned a lot about Idiopathic Hypersomnia and about sleep medicine in general since HA was officially launched in March 2013...
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