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Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

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Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

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I started playing didgeridoo 10 years ago for precisely this reason. Sleep apnea already cured by weight loss, but I knew by air pathways were prone to it, and I never wanted it to come back.

It worked

It took me 1-2 years to learn circular breathing, but even just learning to play for 15 seconds on one breath can give the "oxygen high" from breathing so much.

Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

#22

There are also various simple tongue and throat exercises that can improve your sleep apnea that would generally be better tolerated by your neighbors than playing a Didgeridoo, see for example... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNscQ3bGxNk ...along with various other videos on that person's youtube channel (he's an NHS Sleep and Ear Surgeon). Of course, there are lots of underlying causes of sleep apnea that vary be…

Some might, in fact, call it the Didgeridon't

Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

#25
A friend of mine started "blowing air into water with an straw" (making bubbles) very seriously. I was very skeptical to say the least; but after a couple of months the effects have been very eye opening. Not only it has helped sleep apnea and snoring but also helped with reducing their weight. They had an online group and most participants reported the same. The wight loss was reverted when they stopped for some personal reasons. I wonder if making bubbles in the water has the same effect.

Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

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post #25

A friend of mine started "blowing air into water with an straw" (making bubbles) very seriously. I was very skeptical to say the least; but after a couple of months the effects have been very eye opening. Not only it has helped sleep apnea and snoring but also helped with reducing their weight. They had an online group and most participants reported the same. The wight loss was reverted when they stopped for some per…

Just learned from comments here it's called "circular breathing"!

Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

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post #25

A friend of mine started "blowing air into water with an straw" (making bubbles) very seriously. I was very skeptical to say the least; but after a couple of months the effects have been very eye opening. Not only it has helped sleep apnea and snoring but also helped with reducing their weight. They had an online group and most participants reported the same. The wight loss was reverted when they stopped for some per…

Can you please expand on that? How many times and minutes a day? Full power?

Got a link?

Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

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post #25

A friend of mine started "blowing air into water with an straw" (making bubbles) very seriously. I was very skeptical to say the least; but after a couple of months the effects have been very eye opening. Not only it has helped sleep apnea and snoring but also helped with reducing their weight. They had an online group and most participants reported the same. The wight loss was reverted when they stopped for some per…

Can you please expand on that? How many times and minutes a day? Full power? Got a link?

same, my fat ass is ultra curious

Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)

#30

Didgeridoo specifically?, or any instrument that requires circular breathing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_breathing

the study was conducted using a didgeridoo but the circular breathing seems to be the important mechanism. No studies have been conducted on other instruments that require or benefit from it.

Aulos it is then!
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