Our top resources
for people who have hypersomnia sleep disorders, healthcare professionals, and researchers
Top 10 resources for people who have hypersomnia sleep disorders
- Medicines for idiopathic hypersomnia and narcolepsy, including avoiding interactions with hormone medicines, such as birth control, hormone replacement therapy, and gender-affirming therapy
- Learn about clinical trials currently recruiting people with hypersomnias
- Quality of life tips for helpful daily practices and getting the support you need
- Preparing for anesthesia, hospital stays, and medical emergencies — Hypersomnia sleep disorders and their medicines may affect anesthesia and hospital stay decisions
- Going to school while coping with a hypersomnia — Get ideas for accommodations, tips for coping, and many more resources for you and your supporters
- Planning for job accommodations and disability income, including accommodation ideas, setting up disability insurance, and filing claims
- Pregnancy and safe baby care for all parents with idiopathic hypersomnia or narcolepsy type 1 or 2
- Dealing with health insurance denials — Get help with the appeals process and example appeals
- Saving money on prescription medicines — Get your medicines at the best price
Top 9 resources for healthcare professionals
- Diagnosis, classification, symptoms, and causes of hypersomnias
- Guide for sleep study centers working with people who have hypersomnias
- Treating people who have idiopathic hypersomnia or narcolepsy, including hypersomnia medicines, interactions with hormone medicines, and resources for completing your treatment plan
- Clinician planning for anesthesia, hospitalization, and medical emergencies — Hypersomnias and the medicines to treat them may affect anesthesia and hospitalization decisions
- Clinician support for pregnancy and safe baby care — Help all parents with hypersomnias who are deciding about parenting, pregnancy, adoption, or nursing
- Join our International Directory of Healthcare Professionals for sleep doctors, therapists, and other professionals with expertise in treating hypersomnia sleep disorders
- Get continuing medical education to get credit for learning more about hypersomnias
- Dealing with health insurance denials, including example appeal letters and lists of peer-reviewed journal articles by medicine
- Get our brochure to hand out to your patients (free to download or to order)
Top 3 resources for researchers
- Resources for researchers, such as:
- Guides for research and sleep study centers working with people who have hypersomnias
- Guides for communicating, surveying, and working with people who have hypersomnias
- A link to the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale to help monitor treatment response
- Hypersomnia Foundation’s research grant opportunities
- Learn about clinical trials currently recruiting people with hypersomnias — We can list your study and help you recruit participants