How to Use narcolepsy in a Sentence

narcolepsy

noun
  • Caffeine, of course, makes the cut, but so did modafinil, an alertness drug used to treat narcolepsy.
    — Troy Farah, Ars Technica, 8 June 2020
  • The cells are crucial for arousal during sleep-wake cycles and are thought to play a key role in narcolepsy.
    — Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
  • People with narcolepsy may turn to caffeine in an attempt to stay awake during the day.
    — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Most people, she’s found, don’t really know what narcolepsy is.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Since there’s no definitive cause of narcolepsy, there’s also no single cure.
    — Nina Bahadur, SELF, 20 Oct. 2018
  • The drug is currently approved to treat tiredness in people with sleep apnea and narcolepsy.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The good news is that there are safe and effective ways of managing insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and more.
    — Christie Griffin, CNN Underscored, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Perich was diagnosed with narcolepsy and took disability leave as a result.
    — Julie Moreau, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2019
  • About 20% of the population can get this on a rare basis, but people with narcolepsy can get it very often.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Harriet Tubman freed hundreds of slaves while living with seizures and narcolepsy.
    — Ola Ojewumi, SELF, 7 Nov. 2018
  • Centessa, which is also a clinical-stage firm, is working on sleep disorders such as narcolepsy.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Stackhouse was diagnosed with narcolepsy during his first year at Georgia.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The event included free boxing lessons, since MacKenzie found that boxing can help those with narcolepsy.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 May 2017
  • Four types of sleep disorders are insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and narcolepsy.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Allergies, high blood pressure, and narcolepsy.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Although there's no cure for narcolepsy, specific treatments can help manage it better or reduce symptoms.
    — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The little girl, too, developed narcolepsy, forcing Church to acknowledge his own.
    — Sharon Begley, Scientific American, 9 June 2017
  • But recurring episodes are sometimes linked to narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that involves drowsiness and sudden sleep attacks.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 5 June 2019
  • The drug cited in Boyland’s death is addictive and can be prescribed to treat attention-deficit disorder and narcolepsy.
    — Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Other disorders that are less common but could also be contributing to drowsiness are narcolepsy or sleepwalking during the night.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
  • In some cases, doctors may attempt to treat the associated conditions, like narcolepsy and sleep apnea.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
  • For Shand, who has narcolepsy with cataplexy, the years since her diagnosis have brought waves of frustration and grief but also a sense of loneliness.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Pirkl has about $500 worth of medical expenses each month to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and narcolepsy.
    — Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, 31 July 2020
  • But more complex problems such as narcolepsy or seizures during sleep require lab testing, said Doghramji, the Jefferson sleep doctor.
    — Sarah Gantz, Philly.com, 6 June 2018
  • Lee allegedly told officers that Perpétuo suffered from narcolepsy and had fallen in the shower.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Experimental drugs increasing orexin may also help people with narcolepsy stay awake longer.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
  • It is estimated that only 25% of people who have narcolepsy have been diagnosed and are receiving treatment.
    — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Apr. 2018
  • More recently, in 2009, the Pandemrix vaccine against the swine flu showed signs of a link to narcolepsy in Europe.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, National Geographic, 30 June 2020
  • Its lead drug has been tested in Phase 2 studies in different types of narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Those criteria are what sleep doctors use to determine a diagnosis between IH and narcolepsy.
    — Liz Sheeley, SELF, 8 Dec. 2017

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