Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: A Hidden Danger!

Do you often find yourself feeling drowsy during the day, no matter how much sleep you get? You might be dealing with Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, or EDS, a condition that impacts 20% of the global population. However, it is scarcely diagnosed and hence poorly supported and not well valued. But it can be truly dangerous.

The Side Effects of Oversleeping: Can Too Much Sleep Be Harmful?

Excessive daytime sleepiness is closely associated with both physical and mental comorbidities, like:

Impaired Daily Functioning

People with EDS often experience a drop in their ability to complete their daily tasks efficiently, making their regular routine like a never-ending struggle."

Impact on Academic Performance

EDS is a real struggle for students. Studies show that children with EDS are 2.3 times more likely to see their grades fall, simply because they can’t stay focused.

Low attention span:

Inactive and sleepy mind due to excessive daytime sleepiness leads to low attention span hampering one’s quality of life.

Lack of social conduct:

Spending maximum time sleeping, and not being able to socialize well, disrupts one’s social behavior and makes them feel lonely.

Psychological conditions like depression and anxiety:

Feeling low and sleepy during the day, not being enough productive, achieving low grades and not being socially active leads a person towards depression and anxiety.

Motor vehicle accidents and fatalities:

EDS can also affect one during driving, leading them to suffer from accidents.

Though not given enough value, Excessive daytime sleepiness can be a real hazard to one’s life.

Source:- https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(20)30984-8/fulltext