No , although it can be very frightening at the time if it is not understood, it is not harmful.
No, not at this time, but with appropriate medication and correct eating habits, a
person with narcolepsy can live a good life.
No. People with narcolepsy
live a normal life-span.
Please contact the NODSS
Nurse-Counsellor for more information (see 'contacts'
page).
When taken correctly, in the
prescribed dosage, narcoleptics do not become addicted to their
medication.
No. Although some herbal
compounds, such as guarana, can be used to aid a narcoleptic's normal
medications, when needed.
Although we know of no current
research on this matter, we do have many members who have taken there
medication with no side affects to them or their children. In fact we
have members who are now grandmothers, with no problems noted in their
children or grandchildren.
Although it may not happen, in
some cases people with Idiopathic Hypersomnia develop Narcolepsy.
The treatment used is the same.
No, although they can be of some use in the short term.
Yes, it can, although it takes
a fairly long time and it requires the sufferer to follow the treatment
assiduously.
Yes, they can, although it can
take time to find the treatment most suited to the individual patient.
See the 'Sleep Apnoeas'
section.
No, although it can be
somewhat uncomfortable, you can not be electrocuted or come to any
other harm.
You will be in a private room,
but there will be a nurse and/or sleep technician in the next room -
just a ring of your bell away!
Yes, just ring, and the nurse
will come and assist you.
Yes, it is a very well
established method of analysing sleep conditions, and some disorders
and conditions would not be diabnosed without a sleep study.
No, it sometimes needs more
than one sleep study for a full diagnosis. Sleep studies are also used
for patients with sleep apnoeas to callibrate their CPAP machines to
the correct settings for optimum sleep. Sleep studies are also often
used in research, for many different sleep disorders.
Yes. Sleep apnoea
is a very dangerous
condition, potentially causing heart failure or fatality. It is a
serious condition which should not be ignored.
Yes! Untreated,
sleep disorders cause more accidents at the home, on the road and in
the workplace than any other single causes except alcohol or illicit
drugs. They should never be ignored.
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