Overview

Feeling abnormally sleepy or tired during the day is commonly known as drowsiness. Drowsiness may lead to additional symptoms, such as forgetfulness or falling asleep at inappropriate times.

各种各样的事情可能会引起嗜睡。这些范围从精神状态和生活方式的选择到严重的医疗状况。

生活方式因素

Certain lifestyle factors may lead to increased drowsiness, such as working very long hours or switching to a night shift. In most cases, your drowsiness will subside as your body adapts to your new schedule.

精神状态

Drowsiness can also be a result of your mental, emotional, or psychological state.

Depression可以大大增加嗜睡，高水平压力or anxiety。Boredom是嗜睡的另一个已知原因。如果您正在遇到任何这些心理状况，那么您也可能会感到fatiguedandapathetic。

Medical conditions

Some medical conditions can cause drowsiness. One of the most common of these isdiabetes。可能导致嗜睡的其他疾病包括导致慢性疼痛或影响您的新陈代谢或精神状态的疾病，例如甲状腺功能减退症orhyponatremia。Hyponatremia is when the level of sodium in your blood is too low.

其他已知会引起嗜睡的医疗状况包括infectious mononucleosis (mono)andchronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)。

Medications

Many medications, particularlyantihistamines，镇静剂，安眠药，，，，list drowsiness as a possible side effect. These medications have a label that warns against driving or operating heavy machinery while using these drugs.

如果您因药物而经历了长时间的嗜睡，请与您的医生交谈。他们可能会开一种替代方案或调整您当前的剂量。

睡眠失调

Excessive drowsiness without a known cause can be a sign of a睡眠失调。There’s a range of sleeping disorders, and each has its own unique effects.

In obstructive睡眠呼吸暂停，您的上部呼吸道上的堵塞会导致整夜的呼吸打呼和停顿。这会导致您经常用窒息的声音醒来。

Other sleep disorders includenarcolepsy，，，，restless leg syndrome (RLS)，，，，and延迟睡眠期障碍（DSP）。

Treatment of drowsiness depends on its cause.

Self-treatment

Some drowsiness can be treated at home, especially if it’s the result of lifestyle factors, such as working longer hours, or a mental state, such as压力。

In these cases, it may help to get plenty of rest and distract yourself. It’s also important to investigate what’s causing the problem — like if it’s stress or anxiety — and take steps to reduce the feeling.

Medical care

在预约期间，您的医生将尝试通过与您讨论症状来识别您的嗜睡原因。他们可能会问您您睡得如何以及您是否是否晚上经常醒来。

准备回答有关：

您的医生可能会要求您保留几天的睡眠习惯日记，记录您在夜间感到昏昏欲睡的时间睡眠时间以及在做什么。

They may also ask for specific details, such as if you actually fall asleep during the day and whether you wake up feeling refreshed.

如果医生怀疑原因是心理的，他们可能会将您转介给辅导员或治疗师，以帮助您找到解决方案。

嗜睡是药物的副作用，通常是可以治愈的。您的医生可能会将药物换成不同类型的药物或更换剂量，直到嗜睡消退为止。不要先与医生交谈，切勿更改剂量或停止处方药。

If no cause for your drowsiness is apparent, you may need to undergo some tests. Most are usually noninvasive and painless. Your doctor could request any of the following:

如果您的医生怀疑您可能患有阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停，RLS或其他睡眠障碍，他们可能会安排睡眠研究测试。对于此测试，您将在医院或睡眠专家的观察和照顾下在医院或睡眠中心过夜。

Your blood pressure, heart rate, heart rhythm, breathing, oxygenation, brain waves, and certain body movements will bemonitored throughout the night对于睡眠障碍的任何迹象。

如果您开始感到昏昏欲睡，应该寻求医疗护理：

A regular amount of sleep each night can often prevent drowsiness. Most adults require about eight hours of sleep to feel fully refreshed. Some people may need more, especially those with medical conditions or a particularly active lifestyle.

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Talk to your doctor as soon as possible if you experience any changes in your mood, signs of depression, or uncontrollable feelings of stress and anxiety.

您可能会发现，随着身体习惯的新时间表，或者您的压力减轻，沮丧或焦虑，嗜睡自然消失了。

但是，如果嗜睡是由于医疗问题或睡眠障碍所致，那么本身就不太可能变得更好。实际上，如果没有适当的治疗，嗜睡可能会恶化。

Some people manage to live with drowsiness. However, it may limit your ability to work, drive, and operate machinery safely.