If you frequently wake up in the middle of the night and struggle to fall back asleep, you may assume it’s just stress or aging. But for many people, the real problem is COMISA, a condition that occurs when insomnia and sleep apnea happen at the same time. Insomnia makes it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep, while sleep apnea causes repeated breathing interruptions during the night.
When these two conditions overlap, the result is fragmented sleep and a body that never fully recovers overnight. Researchers increasingly warn that COMISA is more than a sleep issue—it may also increase the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure. Here is what you need to know about this condition and how it could be severely impacting your heart health.
