SomnusNooze e-newsletter
News, stories and updates from the world of sleep
Jack & Julie Scholarship Program Announces Its First Scholarship Recipient with IH
The Hypersomnia Foundation is very pleased to report that a Plantation, Florida, high school senior named Jenny is the first person with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) to receive one of the $1,000 scholarships awarded this year by Project Sleep’s Jack... read >
Please Recruit Your Friends, Partners, and Supporters to Help with Ground-breaking IH Research!
Have IH? If so, have your friends, partners and other supporters wondered how they can help people like you? Now here’s their chance – we need people who are NOT your blood relatives to take part in ground-breaking IH research! And all it requires is... read >
Ask the Doctor: Is My Inability to Concentrate Due to Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH) or ADHD?
Although the Hypersomnia Foundation is not currently accepting new submissions for its Ask the Doctor series, we are working to answer previously submitted questions that are of general interest to our hypersomnia community. Today we have Dr. David... read >
Have Workplace Questions? Check Out JAN!
The workplace can be very challenging to navigate when living with idiopathic hypersomnia. Questions, concerns, and issues often arise in regards to your symptoms. What can the employee with IH do when these matters arise? The Job Accommodations... read >
April Update on 2018 HF Conference (June 2-3) in Baltimore – Our Early Bird Discount Ends on May 11th!
The 2018 Hypersomnia Foundation conference is almost here! The conference, which will be held on June 2-3 in Baltimore, promises to be our best ever, with an array of prominent sleep physicians and researchers, as well as other experts, taking the podium.... read >
FAQs About Flumazenil Access
The Hypersomnia Foundation frequently receives questions about the use of flumazenil in treating idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) and related disorders. Most of the emails we receive ask how and where to find this medication. In response, we have researched... read >
Ask the Doctor: What Is POTS, and What Does It Have to Do With Hypersomnias?
Although the Hypersomnia Foundation is not currently accepting new submissions for its Ask the Doctor series, we are working to answer previously submitted questions that are of general interest to our hypersomnia community. Today we have Dr. Mitchell... read >
The Queen of Sleeping
In this Personal Journey story, a “Queen of Sleeping” recounts her struggles to obtain a correct diagnosis, after first receiving diagnoses of lupus and POTS from a variety of doctors. My journey to a diagnosis of idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is... read >
HF Announces the Launch of Its IH Research Award Program
Today the Hypersomnia Foundation is very proud to announce the launch of its idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) research award program. This program will provide funding to support medical students, physician residents and fellows, postdoctoral fellows, and... read >
Here’s How People with IH (and Their Supporters) Can Participate in Ground-breaking Research!
Dizzy? Having troubles with your bowels or bladder? Body temperature up? Blood pressure down? Heart rate up AND down? Any of this could be related to your IH. Whether or not you have these symptoms, you can help researchers, right now, to better... read >