Take a short interactive assessment to get your ESS score​

How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to just feeling tired?​

This refers to your usual way of life recently.

Even if you haven’t done some of these things recently, try to figure out how they would have affected you.

It is important that you can answer each question as best as you can.

Use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation:

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0

No chance of dozing

1

Slight chance of dozing

2

Moderate chance of dozing

3

High chance of dozing

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ESS=Epworth Sleepiness Scale.

Please note that the ESS available here is for educational purposes only and is not for research or data collection. The ESS is copyrighted and any use beyond this website or outside this educational scope requires submitting a request through ePROVIDE, entering into a license agreement with Mapi Research Trust and paying all applicable fees.

Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep. 1991 Dec;14(6):540-5 (PubMed abstract)

ESS © MW Johns 1990-1997. Used under License. ESS - Epworth Sleepiness Scale contact information and permission to use: Mapi Research Trust, Lyon, France, https://eprovide.mapi-trust.org.