Help for You & Your Patients
Helpful tools, sleep organizations, and a healthcare professional directory to join
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Understanding the Multiple Symptoms of Idiopathic Hypersomnia, A Unique Sleep Disorder
A white paper reviewing the multiple symptoms of IH, including expert perspectives on the role they play in diagnosis, how they impact a patient's daily life, and the importance of considering all symptoms experienced by a patient when managing their condition.
Sleeping Their Lives Away: Recognizing the Unique Burden of Idiopathic Hypersomnia in Your Patients
A white paper with data and insights from sleep specialists on the extensive burden associated with idiopathic hypersomnia
Could it be idiopathic hypersomnia (IH)?
Guidance on key symptoms of IH, questions to ask your patients, when to initiate sleep testing, and the ICSD-III criteria that must be met to confirm diagnosis of IH
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)
A convenient way to assess patients’ sleepiness at every visit
Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale (IHSS)
A questionnaire specifically designed to assess patients with IH
Sleep organizations
The third-party resources cited below are for the reader's information only. Jazz Pharmaceuticals does not endorse and is not responsible for the content included in these resources.
Hypersomnia Foundation
www.hypersomniafoundation.orgAtlanta, GA 30338
Phone: (678) 842-3512
Email info@hypersomniafoundation.org
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)
www.aasm.orgDarien, IL 60561
Phone: (630) 737-9700
Fax: (630) 737-9790
Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)
www.rarediseases.info.nih.govGaithersburg, MD 20898
Phone: (888) 205-2311
National Sleep Foundation
www.thensf.orgArlington, VA 22201
Phone: (703) 243-1697
Email: nsf@thensf.org
Want to make it simpler for patients with IH to find you?
Are you a physician in the US who treats patients with IH? Healthcare professionals with an expertise in sleep disorders, including (but not limited to) neurologists, psychiatrists, pulmonologists, and sleep medicine specialists, are invited to submit their contact information for inclusion in the Hypersomnia Foundation International Healthcare Provider Directory.