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A member asked:
It possible to have sleep apnea causing insomnia?
15 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Sort of: The two are certainly related. With apnea, you stop, breathing and there are alterations in your sleep, patterns and cycles. The apnea leads to microarousals, which means you are awakened enough to get yourself to breathe. At some point, you could just wake yourself up.
Answered 2/8/2015
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Different: It's complicated, but they are different sleep disorders with different causes and treatments. One does not cause the other. See your md for a sleep study.
Answered 3/26/2013
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Yes: The frequent sleep disruption/fragmentation caused by sleep apnea can cause insomnia.
Answered 11/28/2013
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Sleep: Insomnia is defined as trouble initiating, maintaining or early awakening or " non restorative" sleep. Sleep apnea causes multiple micro arousals leading to non restorative or unrefreshing sleep.
Answered 9/16/2013
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