Strange Sleep Apnea and Migraine Connection A new study presented at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology 2017 in Amsterdam demonstrates that people who suffer from migraine are more likely than the general population to suffer sleep apnea. However, why is that? In addition, what can you do to cure both conditions in one blow? (Alternatively, each individually if you are “lucky enough” to suffer only one.) Researchers recruited 12,810 participants online who had participated in the previously conducted Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes (CaMEO) study. They asked them about their migraines, their sleep habits and physician diagnosed conditions from which they suffered. Those who suffered from migraine more than 15 days a month were labeled as chronic migraine sufferers, compared with those who suffered fewer days who were labeled episodic sufferers. 35.6% of people with episodic migraine and 51.8% of those with chronic migraine suffered sleep apnea. Scientists have estimated that around 9% of the general population suffers from sleep apnea, which means that the migraines sufferers are on average approximately four times worse off. The researchers speculated that the relationship between migraines and sleep apnea was bidirectional, meaning that sleep apnea causes and is caused by migraines (like a dog chasing its tail). Many studies have also shown that one of the major triggers of migraine is a lack of oxygen flowing up to and around the brain. In fact, thousands of readers have used the simple technique found here to cure their migraine by improving oxygen flow to the brain …
