Episode
The 4 Types of Poor Sleep And Insomnia That Could Be Triggering Your Migraines
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- Migraine Heroes | Chronic Migraine, Hemiplegic Migraine, Migraine with aura, Vestibular Migraine
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- Mar 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 861
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- https://migraineheroes.com/
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Summary
You went to bed on time. You were exhausted. And yet, you wake up with a migraine. What if it’s not just “bad sleep”… but a specific sleep pattern quietly lowering your migraine threshold? In this episode of Migraine Heroes Podcast , host Diane Ducarme unpacks the four distinct types of poor sleep and insomnia that commonly trigger migraines. Blending neuroscience with Traditional Chinese Medicine, this episode helps you understand why your brain reacts so strongly to disrupted rest—and what you can do about it. You’ll discover: 🌙 How to recognize which sleep pattern might be setting off your migraines — and what makes each one different. 🧠 The neurological links between poor sleep and migraine, including how disrupted deep sleep alters pain processing, inflammation, and brainstem sensitivity 🌿 An East-meets-West framework that explains why some insomnia patterns are linked to excess “heat,” others to depletion, and others to stress-driven nervous system overactivation This episode is not about quick fixes or sleeping pills. It’s about understanding your unique sleep-migraine pattern so you can stabilize your nervous system at the root. Book a call here , free of charge (normally USD 30). This offer is for March 2026 only. 🎧 New episodes every Monday and Wednesday 🔗 Discover our work on migraineheroes.com References: Sleep Quality and Arousal in Migraine (Engstrøm et al., 2013): This open-access study shows altered sleep quality/arousal patterns in migraine, supporting the idea that migraine involves measurable changes in brain-based sleep regulation. Read more here. Insomnia as a Predictor of Depression (Baglioni et al., 2011) : This meta-analysis finds that insomnia significantly increases the risk of developing depression—important for migraine because mood, sleep,…