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title: "265: Sleep Apnea, Insomnia, or Both? Here's How to Know"
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In this episode, I break down sleep apnea and insomnia and explains little-known health issues that could be causing both.

You'll learn:

- How to tell whether you have sleep apnea, insomnia, or both
- Why a CPAP can work perfectly and still leave you waking up through the night
- What sleep apnea and insomnia have in common beneath the surface
- Why a sleep study won't catch what's really driving your sleep problems
- What I found in one client's labs that his apnea diagnosis had never explained
- How my client went from constantly waking and struggling to fall back asleep to sleeping through the night and feeling rested during the day

00:00 Apnea or Insomnia00:58 Adam’s CPAP Mystery01:53 Apnea Warning Signs03:11 What Counts as Insomnia04:08 Can You Have Both04:29 Inflammation Root Causes05:08 Gut Bugs and Toxins06:20 Hormones and Next Steps07:33 Sleep Studies Limits08:33 Adam’s Real Fix09:13 You’re Meant to Sleep

Listen and follow: [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-insomnia-fix-how-to-sleep-better/id1586562865) · [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/6fj4roTWP1u48SZK0BJxod)