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Is it possible to have insomia and sleep apnea?
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Yes: While it may seem counterintuitive, insomnia is a symptom of sleep apnea.
Answered 5/25/2013
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Yes: You can have sleep apnea and insomnia. Often complaints of insomnia are the initial clue to the presence of sleep apnea. It's frequent that when the apnea is treated, the insomnia resolves. Sleep hygiene is an important component of treating both disorders.
Answered 4/8/2015
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Yes: Usually the mild obstructive sleep apnea cause fragmented sleep and insomnia, more than the severe sleep apnea. The reason is, in sleep cases the patients will be very sleepy to have insomnia, whereas with mild sleep apnea, the Patient will snore, snort, gasp and then wakes up frequently and has insomnia. But the insomnia, can happen at any degree of the sleep apnea.
Answered 3/31/2015
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