University student, 21, has sleep syndrome which means she sleeps for WEEKS

A STUDENT has revealed she suffers from a rare syndrome which means she can sleep for weeks at a time, and it's so bad she has even napped through her exams.

Rhoda was diagnosed with hyper insomnia by her GP when she was a child, characterised by extreme tiredness and need to sleep. "Life goes on whilst I'm sleeping," she explained. "Reality hits me when I wake up and realise I've missed a week of my life. Even at four or five years old the student could sleep for weeks at a time, with doctors unable to put their finger on what was causing her problem.

She added: "I found myself mentally tired all of the time - I got worked up and my behaviour changed drastically - it was only after I woke up after a few days I would feel normal again."Rhoda wasn't diagnosed with the condition until September 2018 after years of suffering A specialist doctor at St Thomas' Hospital London finally got her diagnosis in September, but things have still been difficult, with episodes occurring every few months.Kleine-Levin syndrome - also known as KLS - is a rare sleep disorder.These episodes usually last for a few days or weeks, but can continue for months.A. Recurrent episodes of excessive sleep Cognitive abnormalities i.e. a feeling of unreality, confusion or hallucinationsC.

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