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Oh not this nonsense again. Plenty of "wafer thin" people have obstructive sleep apnea. There are lots of factors that contribute to sleep apnea, from big tonsils to hormones to muscle tone to tongue size. Weight is not the issue.
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)
#112A 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…
I saw a documentary where a vocal coach used a similar technique to help metal singers sing in a way that didn't destroy their throat and vocal chords
I do death metal growling at karaoke sometimes. It makes a nice change after the umpteenth Abba or Pink Pony Club rendition.
There is a technique to it. You have to sing from the chest not the throat.
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#113Unrelated to the health aspects, but if you like electronic music and the Didgeridoo check out Aphex Twin's album "Digeridoo". It's so good.
And also the mandatory "Treaty, Yeah!": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPmDLR_M50M
?Yothi Yindi? I listened to this song a bit back in the early nineties but it sounds a bit dated now. (Ironically the traditional instruments sound a lot better than the synths.)
Didgeridoo (when played properly) can sound great. Like the bagpipes there are a lot of people who can barely play, but go out busking.
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
So, if you breathe in an intensive manner for a few minutes, oxygen percentage in the blood won't change?
One a friend and I hooked ourselves up to continuous pulse oximetry and had a contest to get the lowest recorded oxygen level. We tried everything we could think of, from just holding our breath to end-expiratory breath holding to hyperventilating to clear O2 (I used to do some recreational free-diving) beforehand to exercising (jumping jacks)... Neither of us could get it below 98%, and this was at a mile of elevati…
It is pretty easy if you use the Wim Hof method. Breathe deep and fast for a few minutes, to the point where you get dizzy or feel weird sensations. Then exhale and stop breathing while being fully relaxed. I've done this while hooked to a pulse oximeter and it takes quite a while before O2 actually starts dropping (especially because the effect can be delayed in your limbs), but once it starts you'll pretty quickly run into the regime where a normal oxi will start an alarm because O2 is too low. You can even go below 85% without losing consciousness, because your limbs will desaturate faster than your brain. It's also not uncomfortable, because rising CO2 is what causes breathing reflex, but you dropped its levels far below the threshold by hyperventilating first.
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#115A 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…
Sounds like a semi-occluded vocal tract exercise, something that singers will do to strengthen the vocal folds and reduce tension.
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#116It sounds like an attention thing.
Attention is magic stuff. Putting it on part of your body can make it better. Withdrawing it can make it worse. I suspect that much disease stems from such neglect.
I used to have a chronically stuffed nose. Then I started doing a kind of meditation where I put my attention upon my nose. My nose opened up and I almost never get a stuffed nose anymore.
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#117Unrelated to the health aspects, but if you like electronic music and the Didgeridoo check out Aphex Twin's album "Digeridoo". It's so good.
The carnyx is the nearest traditional western European equivalent. There is a guy who plays it called John Kenny who I don't rate. Abraham Cupeiro, on the other hand, is amazing. See here:
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
So, if you breathe in an intensive manner for a few minutes, oxygen percentage in the blood won't change?
One a friend and I hooked ourselves up to continuous pulse oximetry and had a contest to get the lowest recorded oxygen level. We tried everything we could think of, from just holding our breath to end-expiratory breath holding to hyperventilating to clear O2 (I used to do some recreational free-diving) beforehand to exercising (jumping jacks)... Neither of us could get it below 98%, and this was at a mile of elevati…
I got a pulse oximeter during COVID and was able to get my O2 levels to spike down to 64% using Wim Hof breathing (for less than a second, ofc).
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#119Unfortunately, digeridoo playing is just as disruptive to partner's sleep as snoring is. Perhaps they should try bagpipes?
Funny.
The didge forces you to learn circular breathing, it's cheaper, it is easier to learn, and is easier to play well. Plus I think it sounds better. Everyone should learn to play the didgeridoo. Bagpipes are a whole another level, and feel more like a practical joke gone horribly wrong (Sorry Gran.)
Re: Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)
#120I played with my didgeridoo 3 times a day for ten years and it cured my snoring. But I went blind.